Volatility is outlook for phosphorus in 2009 

Jan 9, 2009,

By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Demand for phosphorus fertilizer is expected to increase slightly for 2009 globally, with the U.S. likely to have a slight drop in use in the coming crop year....

Kentucky Commodity Conference set Jan. 23 

Jan 9, 2009

Jan. 23, 2009 marks the date for the 15th Annual Kentucky Commodity Conference to be held at the Holiday Inn University Plaza in Bowling Green, Ky....

Secretary recommends soybean checkoff audit 

Jan 8, 2009

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has informed the American Soybean Association (ASA) that Secretary Schafer has signed a memorandum recommending that USDA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) conduct an audit and, as appropriate, investigation of the National Soybean Checkoff Program based on the petition filed by the ASA on Dec. 10, 2008. ...

Global demand driving nitrogen prices 

Jan 8, 2009,

By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Southeast farmers can expect nitrogen prices to remain high in the coming years, primarily due to limited increases in supply and dramatic increases in demand globally....

Florida vegetable harvest at full speed 

Jan 8, 2009

According to a report issued by the Florida state USDA/NASS field office for the week ending Jan. 4, wheat is looking good in Escambia County....

EPA issues rule on reporting hazardous farm waste 

Jan 8, 2009

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule providing an administrative reporting exemption for air releases of hazardous substances from animal waste at farms. ...

Economic crisis weighs on cotton prices 

Jan 7, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Cotton producers have become accustomed to having their prices whipsawed by events on the other side of the world. ...

NCC continues farm program defense 

Jan 7, 2009,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The National Cotton Council spent much of 2008 providing Congress with information relevant to developing a workable farm bill and trying to stave off bad trade policies. ...

Switchgrass used to fuel Kentucky power plant 

Jan 7, 2009,

By Katie Pratt
University of Kentucky

Officials from East Kentucky Power Cooperative and the University of Kentucky recently demonstrated switchgrass' feasibility as an alternative energy form as it was combined with coal to generate electricity at East Kentucky Power's Spurlock Station in Maysville....

North Carolina schedules turfgrass conference 

Jan 7, 2009,

By Dave Caldwell
North Carolina State University

Experts from North Carolina State University will discuss a range of topics related to growing and managing turfgrass during the 2009 North Carolina Turfgrass Conference and Show in late January in Raleigh....

Good cotton market news hard to find 

Jan 6, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The only good news in cotton these days seems to be that the price has managed to hold its ground despite a very bearish USDA crop report in December....

Farm groups urge end to railroad antitrust exemptions 

Jan 6, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

For much of 2008, corn, soybean and wheat farmers were on the receiving end of a continuous barrage of bad publicity from a campaign that appeared to be mounted by the Grocery Manufacturers Association....

FSA streamlining likely to continue 

Jan 6, 2009,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Farm Service Agency Administrator Teresa Lasseter said streamlining the agency will continue under the Obama administration, with fewer offices available to serve ranchers and farmers across the country....

Profits tied to grain storage management 

Jan 5, 2009,

By Katie Pratt
University of Kentucky

Lower grain prices this past fall caused many of the state's producers to store their crops. ...

Agribusiness: Monsanto to showcase innovation at Beltwide 

Jan 5, 2009

Monsanto’s unique Mobile Technology Unit (MTU) will appear at the 2009 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, giving attendees a firsthand look at the latest innovations in plant breeding and biotechnology designed to help farmers be successful....

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