With North Carolina’s population growing rapidly, counties are taking steps to make sure they balance development with protecting natural resources and farmland....
“Stocker Solutions for Challenging Times” is the theme for the 2009 Mid-South Stocker Conference scheduled for Feb. 24-25, 2009, at the Lake Barkley Resort Park Lodge near Cadiz, Ky....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
President-elect Barack Obama has named former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack to be his secretary of agriculture, saying he will be “fiercely protective of family farms but also forward looking on how we can develop cellulosic ethanol and harness wind and solar power to boost rural economies.”...
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
President-elect Barack Obama’s announcement of his nominees for agriculture and interior secretaries drew a quick and mostly positive response from members of the agricultural, conservation and environmental communities....
By Katie Pratt
University of Kentucky
Every corn grower's nightmare is to wake up to a field of downed corn caused by stalk rot. ...
By Tom Nordlie
University of Florida
Southeastern cattle production may have just entered a new era, thanks to University of Florida researchers who’ve developed a bahiagrass that withstands cold temperatures better than other varieties and produces forage longer, saving money for ranchers and dairy farmers....
Over 1.5 billion bushels of soy, valued at more than $12 billion, were exported from the United States this year, according to the United Soybean Board....
By Brad Haire
University of Georgia
Row-crop harvest is winding down in Georgia. Farmers don’t know yet exactly how much corn, cotton, peanuts and soybeans they’ve produced....
Growers in the Florida Panhandle and southern Peninsula welcomed rains of up to 8 inches. Santa Rosa and Jefferson counties received showers of 4.16 and 7.86 inches, respectively for the week ending Dec. 14. ...
The Board of Directors of the American Soybean Association (ASA) has confirmed Johnny Dodson from Halls, Tenn., as president, and John Hoffman from Waterloo, Iowa, as chairman. ...
Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine has announced the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture has designated Albemarle, Buckingham, Caroline, Fluvanna, Franklin, Goochland, Greene, Hanover, Henry, Isle of Wight, Lunenburg, Powhatan and Rockbridge counties primary natural disaster areas due to reductions in farm production caused by drought and excessive heat that occurred this calendar year....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy has decided against holding a mid-December ministerial meeting that some said would have been aimed at trying to wrap up the Doha Round before a new U.S. administration takes office....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
U.S. textile manufacturers can begin signing up for the Economic Adjustment Assistance Program that Congress included in the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 to help stabilize the textile industry....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
How low will it go? That’s what many in the U.S. cotton industry are asking about planted acreage for the 2009 crop....
By Stephanie Yao
United States Department of Agriculture
A new small-seeded soybean variety that was developed for the lucrative Japanese soyfoods market has been released by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists....
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This course covers a wide range of options to effectively control weeds in cotton and reduce the risk of weed resistance management. It is accredited for hours/units for licensed/accredited applicators in 7 U.S. Cotton Belt states (Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, South Carolina an d Tennessee. CCA credit is pending).
(New Course)Integration of a new mode of action compound like Coragen into IPM and IRM programs to control Lepidoptera in leafy greens, fruiting vegetables, peppers and brassica or cole crops is always welcome. This online CE accredited course details how best to use this new mode of action insecticide in intensive vegetable production. It is accredited by the Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) program and by state agencies for licensed applicators in Texas, Georgia, Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
(New Course)This online accredited course focuses on Calcium, an important plant nutrient in fertilizer management for maximum, healthy plant development as well as disease and pest prevention. It is accredited by the Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) program and for licensed applicators in licensed Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Credit applications are pending in South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington.
Keeping crop protection chemicals on the crop for which they are intended has been a cornerstone of farming not only to protect neighboring crops, but to not waste money allowing products to drift off the intended target. This accredited online continuing education course covers the critical elements of spray drift management.
