Georgia growers emphasize weed control in wheat 

Jan 17, 2008,

By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff

With interest in wheat production in the Southeast running at an all-time high, many growers are paying more attention than usual to practices such as weed control that’ll help guarantee higher yields....

Contours of new farm bill emerging 

Jan 17, 2008,

By Jim Langcuster
Auburn University

Paraphrasing the late Robert Frost, congressional lawmakers still have miles to go before putting finishing touches on the long-awaited farm bill....

Hay-relief efforts under way in North Carolina 

Jan 17, 2008

The North Carolina Cattlemen’s Association has donated $5,000 to help state farmers cope with a massive hay shortage brought on by extreme drought, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler has announced....

Corn growers celebrate record harvest 

Jan 17, 2008

Corn production in the United States hit a record high in 2007, at a projected 13.074 billion bushels, the U.S. Department of Agriculture stated in its annual crop production summary released Jan. 11. ...

Cotton struggles to get acreage back 

Jan 16, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Will cotton prices rebound in 2008? Or will it be 2009 before the market moves high enough to bring more acres back to the U.S. crop?...

Georgia peaches get beneficial chill 

Jan 16, 2008,

By Brad Haire
University of Georgia

Georgia peach farmers welcomed the cold snap that rolled through the state the first of this year. Their trees need more, though, but they probably won’t get it, says a University of Georgia fruit specialist....

Virginia growers reminded of Feb. 4 census deadline 

Jan 16, 2008

In late December, farmers throughout Virginia received Census of Agriculture reporting forms from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). NASS is now reminding farmers that the deadline for returning the completed forms is Feb. 4, 2008. ...

Most Kentucky farmers exempt from 'security' standards 

Jan 16, 2008,

By Aimee Nielson
University of Kentucky

In November of 2007, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a list of chemicals of concern, known as “Appendix A.” Appendix A includes such chemicals as ammonium nitrate, anhydrous ammonia, potassium nitrate and sodium nitrate. ...

FB president: 'Let's move on farm bill' 

Jan 15, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Memo to all those groups who say they want to make even more changes to the 2008 farm bill when a House-Senate farm bill conference committee convenes later this month: Forget it....

Peanut production estimate up 8 percent 

Jan 15, 2008

Production of peanuts in the United States during 2007 is estimated at 3.74 billion pounds, up 8 percent from the Nov. 1 forecast and 2006. ...

Winter wheat plantings up 4 percent 

Jan 15, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

According to USDA’s Jan. 11 crop production report, winter wheat planted area for 2008 is estimated at 46.6 million acres, up 4 percent from 2007. ...

USDA issuing tobacco payments 

Jan 15, 2008

USDA is issuing this year's installment in the Tobacco Transition Payment Program with more than $950 million in payments to former quota holders and producers. ...

USDA reports lower corn stocks 

Jan 14, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

USDA reported lower U.S. corn ending stocks and soybean production from last month and record U.S. rice yields, in its Jan. 11 world supply and demand estimates....

Farmers, ranchers on short end of trade negotiation stick 

Jan 14, 2008,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

U.S. farmers and ranchers typically get the short end of the stick in international trade deals as negotiators give priority to other segments of the economy over agriculture’s interests, says Larry Combest, former House ag committee chairman....

Georgia crop yields better than expected 

Jan 14, 2008

Weather conditions for the 2007 crop year were hot and dry, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. The spring was drier than normal over most of the state, and this trend continued through most of the summer, as the state endured drought conditions. ...

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