Student essay prize now $20,000 

Mar 4, 2009

The second annual student essay contest sponsored by Syngenta Crop Protection and Farm Press Publications is upping the ante and expanding into more states....

Tennessee schedules Junior Bull Test Sale 

Mar 4, 2009,

By Ginger Trice
University of Tennessee

More than 60 purebred Angus bulls will be sold at the University of Tennessee Junior Bull Test Sale held on Thursday March 12 at noon at the Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center. ...

Cotton ginners elect 2009 officers 

Mar 4, 2009

The Memphis-based National Cotton Ginners Association (NCGA) elected its officers for 2009 at its annual meeting in Washington, D.C. ...

Cotton Council protests 'safety net' proposal 

Mar 3, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

USDA has taken some steps to improve the implementation of the new payment limitation and eligibility regulations in the 2008 farm bill, but the Agriculture Department still has a ways to go to make sure the rules follow congressional intent, the National Cotton Council chairman says....

Cotton fertilizer decisions in 'perfect storm' 

Mar 3, 2009,

By Paul Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Farmers and others in agriculture now find themselves in an agronomic “perfect storm,” says Paul Fixen of the International Plant Nutrition Institute....

Bill would tighten financial market regulations 

Mar 3, 2009,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

An ambitious bill to tighten regulations and oversight on financial markets passed the House Agriculture Committee Feb. 12....

USDA awards animal genomics grants 

Mar 3, 2009

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has awarded more than $11 million in grants to 15 states to support research, education and outreach in animal genomics that will enhance the protection and safety of agriculture and the food supply....

Merrigan choice for USDA deputy secretary 

Mar 2, 2009

Kathleen A. Merrigan is President Obama’s nominee for deputy secretary of the Department of Agriculture. ...

Agribusiness: Monsanto unveils Genuity branding 

Mar 2, 2009

As the biotechnology companies prepare to introduce eight-way and even higher combinations of genetic traits, industry members have been trying to figure out how to handle all the “clutter” from the brand names that will be involved....

Saving peanut seed may not be cost-effective 

Feb 27, 2009,

By Paul Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Peanut producers should be knowledgeable and know their real cost of shelling, treating and storing before committing to plant non-professionally produced seed, says Terry Hollifield of the Georgia Crop Improvement Association....

Double-crop cotton showing promise 

Feb 27, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Farmers are generally perceived as a conservative lot, unwilling to take chances on anything less than a “sure thing” in the tough economic times they face today....

Ag safety awareness week is March 1-7 

Feb 27, 2009

Across the country, state and county Farm Bureaus are making safety a top priority this spring through the Agricultural Safety Awareness Program....

Two more Tennessee counties granted disaster status 

Feb 27, 2009

Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Giles and Macon counties as natural disaster areas for agriculture due to drought conditions in 2008....

Soybean net returns expected to be lower 

Feb 26, 2009,

By Nathan B. Smith & Amanda Smith
University of Georgia

Georgia growers planted 430,000 acres of soybeans in 2008, the most acres of soybeans since 1994 when 520,000 acres were planted....

Irrigation system helps conserve water 

Feb 26, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Many growers have been farming fewer and bigger fields to take advantage of gains in efficiency. ...

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