Southeast growers face financial challenge 

Jan 27, 2009,

By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

“There are two kinds of economist making forecasts these days, those who don’t know and those who don’t know they don’t know,” Andy Lowrey says jokingly. ...

Vilsack extends payment limit comment period 

Jan 27, 2009

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced he will extend the comment period for the 2008 farm bill farm program payment limitation and payment eligibility rulemaking process....

Stink bug, cotton disease link explained 

Jan 27, 2009,

By Dennis O'Brien
United States Department of Agriculture

A mystery about a disease that can destroy up to 15 percent of a cotton crop in the Southeastern United States has been solved by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) researchers. ...

Vilsack names top advisors 

Jan 27, 2009

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has named John Norris as his chief of staff and Carole Jett as deputy chief of staff. ...

Lamy text could be U.S. farm programs' undoing 

Jan 26, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The National Cotton Council created a stir last December when it released a series of articles examining the latest proposal for restarting the Doha Round of World Trade Organization negotiations....

Federally-owned base acres to be terminated 

Jan 26, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Farming operations leasing federally-owned lands are being told their base acres will be terminated and they will not receive government payments for any crops grown on the land....

Florida growers assess freeze damage 

Jan 23, 2009

Florida agricultural producers as far south as Lake Okeechobee are assessing crop damage caused by the frigid temperatures this week. ...

Bobby Joe Fisher to lead North Carolina soybean growers 

Jan 23, 2009

Bobby Joe Fisher of Rocky Mount was elected president of the North Carolina Soybean Producers Association at the 42nd annual meeting in Durham on Jan. 15. ...

ASA: Priorities submitted to new administration 

Jan 23, 2009

The American Soybean Association has submitted a document outlining its 2009 policy priorities to the Obama administration....

Cost savings begin with farm safety 

Jan 23, 2009,

By Jim Langcuster
Auburn University

You have identified 20 different ways to cut your operating costs to the bare bones. ...

Root-knot nematodes a concern in corn 

Jan 22, 2009,

By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The problem of root-knot nematodes is getting a harder look in corn production, says Austin Hagan, plant pathologist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. ...

Soil tests can reduce fertilizer costs 

Jan 22, 2009,

By Katie Pratt
University of Kentucky

With input costs remaining high, farmers are looking for ways to make their money go further. ...

USDA seeks WRP comments 

Jan 22, 2009

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is seeking public comments on the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)....

Farm Bureau honors Southeast growers 

Jan 22, 2009

Winners of the Young Farmer and Rancher Achievement Award, Discussion Meet, and Excellence in Agriculture competitions were announced at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 90th annual meeting in San Antonio....

Senate confirms Vilsack as agriculture secretary 

Jan 21, 2009

Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the secretary of agriculture in the new Obama administration....

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