Patsy Nathe 'Woman of the Year' in Florida agriculture 

Dec 15, 2008

Patricia "Patsy" Nathe of Dade City, co-owner of R.J. Nathe and Sons logging company and Tall Timber Cattle and Grove, has been selected to receive the "Woman of the Year in Agriculture Award" for 2008....

Agribusiness: Ceres to market energy crops seed 

Dec 15, 2008

Ceres, Inc. has announced it has begun booking switchgrass and high-biomass sorghum seed under its Blade Energy Crops label. ...

Falling corn use reflects ethanol's financial problems 

Dec 12, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Statistics tell a troubling story for the U.S. ethanol industry. ...

Georgia's cotton yield unchanged, pecans down 

Dec 12, 2008

Based on a survey of growers contacted around Dec. 1, Georgia’s cotton yield was the same as last month, while pecan production showed a slight decline from the October forecast....

Record stocks weigh on wheat prices 

Dec 12, 2008,

By Kim Anderson
Extension Economist
Oklahoma State University

The good news is that the 2009 U.S. winter wheat crop has been planted and that planted acres are expected to be less than last year. ...

Kentucky growers win national sorghum awards 

Dec 12, 2008

National Sorghum Producers is proud to announce the winners of its 2008 NSP Yield and Management Contest. Contestants entered the contest in one of five production categories, and each entry must have harvested for contest purposes a plot of at least five contiguous sorghum acres. ...

United Soybean Board responds to ASA allegations 

Dec 11, 2008

In a news release issued Dec. 10, the United Soybean Board had the following response to earlier allegations made by the American Soybean Association regarding the board:...

Commentary: World's cotton growers offered misperceptions 

Dec 11, 2008,

By Mark Lange

The world cotton market is replete with subsidies across the entire spectrum of producing countries, large or small, developed or developing. ...

Tennessee Agritourism Conference details finalized 

Dec 11, 2008

The 2009 Tennessee Agritourism Conference is set for Jan. 26-27 at the Chattanooga Marriott and Convention Center....

Model helps predict bioenergy production 

Dec 11, 2008,

By Don Comis
United States Department of Agriculture

A computer model called ALMANAC promises to provide answers about a key issue facing agriculture today: The management of crops such as corn and switchgrass for bioenergy production....

ASA Board calls for checkoff program investigation 

Dec 10, 2008

In the best interest of U.S. soybean farmers, the Board of Directors of the American Soybean Association (ASA) yesterday voted unanimously to ask the Secretary of Agriculture to order an Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigation and financial audit of the National Soybean Checkoff Program. ...

Winter herbicide might reduce plant bug numbers 

Dec 10, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Farmers like to have their farms look nice. ...

Colorado’s Salazar could be new ag secretary 

Dec 10, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Congressman John Salazar, D-Colo., appears to have moved to the top of the list of the candidates to become secretary of agriculture in the Obama administration....

Can Georgia develop viable banana industry? 

Dec 10, 2008,

By Stephanie Schupska
University of Georgia

Americans eat $1.1 billion worth of bananas each year, or as much as 33 pounds per person. ...

Australia grants ethanol co-product clearance 

Dec 10, 2008

Australia’s first imported sample of U.S. distiller’s dried grains with solubles, a co-product of U.S. ethanol production, successfully cleared inspections Dec. 3 after arriving at the Port of Melbourne on Nov. 25. ...

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