Following the release of a Government Accountability Office report highlighting deficiencies in civil rights performance at the Department of Agriculture, Senate Agriculture Chairman Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., and Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, have written to Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer urging immediate action to correct failures in civil rights reaching back decades....
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) has approved new regulations for implementing cotton programs authorized by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill) that will be published soon in the Federal Register. ...
South Carolina farmers are urged to talk with conservation officials before draining any wet areas or bringing new land into production....
The American Soybean Association (ASA) has announced that WhiteWave Foods is expanding its commitment to a project that provides nutritious meals to school children in Ghana, as well as supports sustainable economic development in the West African country. ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the distinguished plenary panelists for its 85th annual Agricultural Outlook Forum, "Global Agriculture & Rural America in Transition," Feb. 26-27, 2009, to be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Va....
By Brad Haire
University of Georgia
It’s not the wires and tubing dangling from the handcrafted metal cart that make it stand out in the south Georgia cotton field....
Kentucky growers received some much needed rainfall last week as the main farm activities were seeding wheat, harvesting corn and soybeans, and stripping tobacco....
After an extensive interview and selection process, the Memphis-based Cotton Board announces the hiring of four Regional Communications Managers to serve as direct links to the Cotton Research & Promotion Program for U.S. cotton producers and ginners across the four production regions of the Cotton Belt....
Farm-raised catfish processed during September 2008 totaled 39.7 million pounds round weight, up 1 percent from September 2007. ...
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
A million acres too much here and there added up to an embarrassing moment for USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service in late October. ...
North Carolina growers are making good harvest progress, with corn, tobacco and peanuts mostly out of the field. ...
By Jim Langcuster
Auburn University
Fate has dealt a cruel hand to Alabama farmers in the last few years — drought, spiking gas prices, higher operating costs and, more recently, a market meltdown that has severely affected farm commodity prices....
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Nominating Committee invites growers who are NCGA members to become an integral part of the organization’s leadership by applying for positions on the NCGA Corn Board....
By Jim Langcuster
Auburn University
Imagine a recurring nightmare in which an army of goblins slowly robs you of your money and eventually your livelihood and whose numbers multiply no matter what you do to stop them....
Cool, wet weather arrived in the lower Southeast last week, delaying cotton, peanut and soybean harvest, but benefiting small grain seeding and forage crops....
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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).
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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.
