Buy Local! Today it seems everyone wants the flavor and freshness of Virginia Grown and produced foods and beverages, the hardiness of plants cultivated nearby and the assurance of knowing the local origins of their purchases. ...
By Ann Perry
United States Department of Agriculture
Manure from livestock could someday be used as a value-added bioenergy fuel for on-farm heating and power, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists studying this approach....
By Chris Bickers
Contributing Writer
Berries produced in the United States have enjoyed unprecedented sales on the world market recently, says an executive with an international bank involved in food and agribusiness, but that growth might be slowed if the value of the U.S. dollar continues to rise....
By Jan Suszkiw
United States Department of Agriculture
The soybean rust fungus Phakopsora pachyrhizi may meet its match, thanks to a gene-silencing technique that scientists of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plan to deploy to identify genes that enable plants to naturally resist this fungal foe....
USDA Rural Development, in cooperation with Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, and Virginia Foundation for Agriculture, Innovation and Rural Sustainability will be conducting workshops focused on assisting agriculture producers and small businesses apply for the Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) and the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program (REEP)....
Dozens of commercial beef producers, as well as purebred cattle breeders, recently converged at the Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center near Spring Hill for the 2008 Bull Test Open House. ...
By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff
This time last year, Southeastern growers were scrambling to find wheat seed as the market soared....
By Jim Langcuster
Auburn University
Now is the time for some good farmers to come to the aid of their farming infrastructure, though, as one farm economist stresses, the operative word here is some....
By Larry McClendon
During my tenure as chairman of the National Cotton Council, I have represented the industry in several important meetings across the United States and around the world. ...
By Stephanie Yao
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have released a new early-ripening rabbiteye blueberry cultivar that, when grown with other blueberry varieties, will extend the growing and harvesting season in the U.S. Gulf Coast region....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Kelli Merritt, a marketing consultant with CropMark in Lamesa, Texas, was not surprised to see cotton prices decline from the near-record levels of last March. ...
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
A broad coalition of food industry, environmental and other “grassroot” organizations are calling on President-elect Barack Obama and Congress to enact legislation phasing out subsidies for ethanol production....
By Cary Blake
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Agricultural biotechnology is making substantial footholds in small and large countries worldwide and must remain a part of sustainable agriculture so farmers and consumers can reap the benefits....
The National Cotton Council Washington Operations has provided a listing of House and Senate Leadership for the 111th Congress:...
Thanksgiving day in America is a time to give thanks. ...
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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.
