ASA welcomes USDA funding for rust monitoring 

Feb 10, 2009

The American Soybean Association (ASA) welcomes the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announcement to continue the Asian Soybean Rust Pest Information Platform for Education and Extension (PIPE). ...

U.S. must ‘wake up’ to fiscal realities 

Feb 10, 2009

According to a trio of budget and policy analysts speaking at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 90th annual meeting in San Antonio, America’s future financial well-being is at risk because of a future, long-term federal budget deficit....

Applicator reduces poultry litter leaching 

Feb 10, 2009,

By Laura McGinnis
United States Department of Agriculture

A new field tool developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists applies poultry litter to fields in shallow bands, reducing runoff of excess nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen....

Lower oil prices good, bad for cotton 

Feb 9, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Cotton producers have had to look hard to find a silver lining in the dark clouds that have hung over their industry in recent months. ...

Records help cattlemen meet challenges 

Feb 9, 2009

Most cattle producers happily waved good-bye to 2008, while crossing their fingers that 2009 will be much better....

USDA to release long-term ag projections 

Feb 9, 2009

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release new 10-year agricultural projections Feb. 12 at 12:00 noon EST....

Program helps Florida schools buy local produce 

Feb 9, 2009

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson has unveiled a new program to increase the amount of locally grown produce available to Florida schools. ...

Florida extends trucking waiver 

Feb 6, 2009

As agricultural producers begin assessing freeze damage from the Feb. 4 Arctic blast that impacted the state, Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson has announced that an executive order relaxing weight limits on trucks transporting vulnerable crops has been extended until Feb. 25....

Vilsack to keynote Agricultural Outlook Forum 

Feb 6, 2009

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that Secretary Tom Vilsack will deliver the keynote address for the 85th annual Agricultural Outlook Forum, "Global Agriculture & Rural America in Transition," Feb. 26, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Va....

U.S. peanut crop largest on record 

Feb 5, 2009,

By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The final production numbers for the 2008 U.S. peanut crop came in as expected, reflecting the largest crop on record along with the highest average yield on record....

Fertilizer prices show wide range 

Feb 5, 2009,

By Katie Pratt
University of Kentucky

Over the past several months, the wholesale price of fertilizer has declined, dramatically in some cases....

Ag census shows growing diversity 

Feb 5, 2009

The number of farms in the United States has grown 4 percent and the operators of those farms have become more diverse in the past five years, according to results of the 2007 Census of Agriculture released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS)....

Alabama/Florida Peanut Trade Show set Feb. 12 

Feb 5, 2009

Where can growers and industry interests get the latest information on agriculture technology, new production practices, and over 50 agriculture exhibitors?...

Southeast drought situation improves  

Feb 4, 2009,

By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Significant rainfall during the winter months has helped to improve dry conditions throughout the Southeast region, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor’s mid-January report. ...

Florida growers brace for more cold weather 

Feb 4, 2009

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is alerting the state's agricultural producers that more freezing weather is expected this week that could impact crops as far south as the Lake Okeechobee area....

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