Countdown to World Ag Expo begins 

Dec 26, 2007

The world’s agricultural community will gather Feb. 12-14 at the International Agri-Center in Tulare, Calif., for the 41st annual World Ag Expo....

Alabama growers investing in wheat production 

Dec 21, 2007,

By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff

For many farmers in Alabama, wheat has always been a passive crop — until now....

North Carolina wheat growers squeezing fertilizer dollar 

Dec 21, 2007

Skyrocketing fertilizer prices and the current drought make it important for wheat producers to gauge nitrogen needs accurately this year. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is advising growers to base upcoming fertilizer decisions on tiller counts and plant tissue analysis results....

Kentucky beef industry gaining strength 

Dec 21, 2007,

By Laura Skillman
University of Kentucky

While 2007 was a struggle because of low feed supplies, Kentucky beef cattle producers continue to enjoy strong demand for their products and strong prices. ...

High yields mean more cottonseed oil 

Dec 21, 2007

As cotton harvesters make their final passes through fields seemingly bursting with white cotton candy, ginners and crushers await sweet news — bonus cotton yields. Higher-than-expected yields per acre in 2007 could produce a larger cottonseed crush, meaning more cottonseed oil to satisfy the food industry’s craving for trans-free oils....

Virginia extends exemptions for hay haulers 

Dec 21, 2007

At the request of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) authorized motor carrier exemptions to hours worked, and the Virginia Departments of Transportation and Motor Vehicles granted temporary waivers of registration and license requirements, along with normal weight and width restrictions for carriers transporting emergency supplies of hay or animal feed. ...

Peanut Profitability Awards enter ninth year 

Dec 21, 2007,

By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Peanut producers from throughout the Southeast, Virginia-Carolina and Southwest production regions are encouraged to participate in the Farm Press Peanut Profitability Award for 2008. ...

Georgia growers looking at higher crop prices, costs 

Dec 21, 2007,

By Brad Haire
University of Georgia

Georgia farmers can expect good prices next year for many of the crops they grow. Unfortunately, it will cost more to grow them, say University of Georgia agricultural economists....

USDA begins issuing disaster payments 

Dec 21, 2007

Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner has announced USDA has begun issuing payments to tens of thousands of farmers and ranchers across the country who suffered losses because of natural disasters. ...

Virginia to get first ethanol plant 

Dec 20, 2007,

By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Ethanol production has blossomed in America’s heartland, but entrepreneurs and investors in the Southeast haven’t been too successful in navigating political and economical barriers to plants in the Southeast....

President signs energy legislation 

Dec 20, 2007,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The House passed and President Bush signed energy legislation that sets new renewable fuel goals and raises the average fuel economy standard for automobiles for the first time in 32 years....

Alabama growers banking on wheat 

Dec 20, 2007,

By Jim Langcuster
Auburn University

Parts of rural Alabama are likely to bear a close resemblance to parts of the West and Midwest next spring, with thick stalks of wheat gently swaying against the cool spring breezes....

Commissioner says farm bill good for Florida growers 

Dec 20, 2007

Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson has commended the U.S. Senate for its passage of the U.S. farm bill....

Alabama grower says treat wheat like a crop 

Dec 19, 2007,

By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff

If you’re going to grow wheat, you need to treat it like a crop. That’s the best advice from Brian Glenn, a north Alabama farmer who shared some of his wheat production experience at the recent Alabama Corn and Wheat Conference in Huntsville....

Conner sees flaws in Senate farm bill 

Dec 19, 2007,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner says the farm bill passed by the Senate fails to strengthen the farm safety net, relies on budget “smoke and mirrors” and continues to send subsidies to people among the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans....

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