South Carolina expands pesticide recovery program 

Nov 10, 2008

Hugh Weathers, commissioner of agriculture, has announced the South Carolina Waste Pesticide Recovery Program, which has been successful in the Pee Dee area, is now moving into Johnston and Fairfax....

Efficient fertilizer use helps beat high prices 

Nov 7, 2008,

By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Farmers in the Southeast had a to take a hard look at fall wheat planting, not because of bad weather or any other production-limiting factors, rather because of the high cost of fertilizers needed to grow the crop....

Kentucky growers eligible for emergency loans 

Nov 7, 2008

Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer is extremely pleased by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to make all 120 Kentucky counties eligible for emergency loans due to drought and wind damage to crops this year....

NCGA rolls out membership recruitment program 

Nov 7, 2008

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) recently released its membership recruitment program for 2009, which continues an incentive-based effort to encourage corn growers to reach out to their colleagues and promote the value of a membership in the influential national organization and its state affiliates....

Georgia student wins top FFA award 

Nov 7, 2008

Nicholas Worley of Valdosta, Ga., wondered if the biomass from Georgia's forests could produce a substantial amount of ethanol. ...

Cotton market hard to figure 

Nov 6, 2008,

By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff

It could be said the cotton market has been rather apathetic as of late. ...

Kentucky, Tennessee harvest nears finish line 

Nov 6, 2008

Corn and soybean harvest in Kentucky and Tennessee made good progress last week as growers put the finishing touches on the 2008 crops....

Corn stover promising as ethanol source 

Nov 6, 2008,

By Ann Perry
United States Department of Agriculture

Those lonely cornstalks — called corn stover — left behind in the fields after the grain harvest is complete could someday become valuable raw material for the production of cellulosic ethanol....

Thomas Dorr resigns at USDA 

Nov 6, 2008

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer has announced the resignation, effective Dec. 1, 2008, of Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Thomas C. Dorr....

Corn fundamentals overshadowed by outside influences 

Nov 5, 2008,

By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff

While the fundamentals of the U.S. corn market remain strong, that may be overwhelmed — at least in the short-term — by outside influences....

U.S. economy has ways to go before rebound 

Nov 5, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Economic conditions in the United States and much of the rest of the world could get worse before they get better. ...

Cotton harvest moves ahead in upper Southeast 

Nov 5, 2008

Growers in the Piedmont and Coastal Regions of North Carolina took advantage of the lack of rain during the week and made great progress in the harvest of cotton, peanuts, sweet potatoes, and the planting of small grains....

NCGA: Hunger survey misleads public 

Nov 5, 2008

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) has strongly criticized a recent survey on public attitudes toward hunger as just another “PR opportunity” created to slam corn-based ethanol at a time when the farming and food industries especially need to work together to lower food prices for Americans....

Harvest surges ahead in lower Southeast 

Nov 4, 2008

Cool, dry weather has helped Alabama growers surge ahead with harvest activities although wet fields from previous rainfall kept producers in some central areas out of their fields until mid-week....

Seed companies evaluating new cottons for 2009 

Nov 4, 2008,

Compiled by Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Mergers and acquisitions involving several seed companies in 2007 are behind us now, but numerous challenges still lie ahead for cost-conscious cotton producers, who are demanding high-yield, high-quality varieties that perform across a wide range of environmental conditions and stresses....

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