Wheat, soybean ending stocks fall 

Mar 20, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

U.S. ending stocks for wheat declined further from last month due to higher exports, although the market for some classes appear to have stalled, according to Tom Willander, analyst for Country Hedging, speaking at a Minneapolis Grain Exchange press briefing on USDA’s March 11 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates....

USDA announces new CSP sign-up 

Mar 20, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

April 18 is shaping up to be a red-letter day for many farmers. For openers, it’s the new expiration date of the current farm bill. It’s also the date eligible farmers can begin sign-up for a new round of Conservation Security Program enrollments....

Diversity fuels Kentucky farm operation 

Mar 20, 2008,

By Bill Holleran
Kentucky Department of Agriculture

Bob Bedford has been a full-time farmer in Harrison County, Kentucky for 35 years. He currently raises cattle, corn, soybeans, hay, and seven years ago he started Longview Nursery on his farm....

Research shows value of skip-row cotton 

Mar 19, 2008,

By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff

As input costs continue to escalate — especially for fertilizer and fuel — cotton producers are looking at all possibilities for maintaining yields while cutting expenses, and skip-row production might be an option for some....

Commodity prices fuel acres battle 

Mar 19, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Planting season is just few months away, December 2009 cotton futures prices are hovering around 90 cents a pound and cottonseed, soybean, corn and wheat prices are at record levels — no wonder farmers are giddy with excitement....

Soybean checkoff recognizes industry leaders 

Mar 19, 2008

The United Soybean Board announced winners of its Outstanding Achievement Award and Excellence Award at the recent Commodity Classic in Nashville, Tenn. Through the awards USB recognizes the commitment of individuals and companies who have made an outstanding, positive impact on the soybean industry....

Scientists seek controls for peach tree pests 

Mar 19, 2008,

By Sharon Durham
United States Department of Agriculture

Peach growers combat several insects that harm their crop, usually using chemical pesticides to do so. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in the Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Laboratory in Byron, Ga., are seeking environmentally friendly alternatives....

Peanut insect control recommendations changing 

Mar 18, 2008,

By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff

As peanut growers ready themselves for another production year, they’ll find a few changes as far as recommendations and new materials for insect control, says Ron Weeks, Auburn University Extension entomologist....

Ethanol may tap pastureland, CRP land 

Mar 18, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

A growing ethanol industry is sure to have a significant impact on land use and availability in the United States, according to researcher Harold Collins, USDA-ARS, Prosser, Wash....

Tennessee sets Farmers Market Forum March 31 

Mar 18, 2008

Tennessee’s 4th Annual Farmers Market Forum will be held March 31 at the Smith County Agriculture Complex in Carthage. The event’s focus is opportunities and requirements for producers who plan to sell their farm products directly to the consumer....

Universal Cotton Standards Advisory Committee appointed 

Mar 18, 2008

Twenty-four members and 11 alternate members have been appointed to the Advisory Committee on Universal Cotton Standards by Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer. The committee was re-established by a charter issued in 2007....

Fertilizer prices clouding corn outlook 

Mar 17, 2008,

By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff

It’s one of the most asked questions among farmers this year: “How are we going to contend with high fertilizer prices?”...

Rangel illness complicates farm bill 

Mar 17, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Just when it seemed the 2008 farm bill couldn’t get any more complicated, word spread that House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., had been hospitalized in New York with the flu....

Ethanol production continues to rise 

Mar 17, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Ethanol may be losing some of its luster as a renewable fuel — in part because of media attacks purporting to portray the dark side of the alternative fuel’s impact on food prices....

Consider foliar fertilizer needs carefully 

Mar 17, 2008,

By Laura Skillman
University of Kentucky

In an era of climbing costs, farmers need to scrutinize every part of their operation to control expenses and maintain profitability. One expense many farmers can skip is foliar fertilizers....

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