Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that USDA will distribute approximately $1.7 billion in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) rental payments to participants across the country in fiscal year 2010....
By Suzanne Stanard, North Carolina State University
The North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission recently awarded a two-year, $500,000 grant to expand the AgriSafe Network of North Carolina program and to establish a new component, the Certified Safe Farm program for North Carolina agriculture....
Foreigners have an interest (partial or total ownership) in 1.6 percent of all privately held U.S. agricultural land and 0.92 percent of all land in the United States, according to a recent USDA report. ...
By Harry Cline, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The 20-year meteoric ride for American Pima cotton in California’s San Joaquin Valley spiraled down over the past two seasons, as production and consumption nosedived right along with the world economy....
The final date for West Virginia apple and peach growers to obtain crop insurance or modify existing policies on next year’s crop is Nov. 20, 2009....
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that enrollment for the 2010 Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) and the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program has begun and will continue through June 1, 2010....
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, and California Sen. Barbara Boxer, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, last week released a long-awaited, 800-page climate change bill that largely focuses on carbon sequestration through a cap and trade system....
A series of meetings scheduled for October and November are designed to help North Carolina’s farmers go green by providing $1 million dollars to help them save energy, while increasing farm profits....
Peanut harvest began the week after Labor Day which meant the beginning of the grading and inspection season for the South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA)....
U.S. Wheat Associates has released its 2008-2009 Annual Report covering worldwide marketing activities and developments from June 2008 through May 2009 for all six classes of U.S. wheat. ...
USDA has announced that a referendum will be conducted among U.S. upland cotton producers and importers from Oct. 13, 2009 through Nov. 10, 2009. ...
A new National Corn Growers Association video on the subject of increasing sustainability in agriculture made its television debut Oct. 3 on the program This Week in Agribusiness. ...
By Aimee Nielson, University of Kentucky
Fall is the perfect time for farmers and homeowners to check their soils to determine acidity....
As the National Corn Growers Association prepares for another fiscal year, outgoing NCGA President Bob Dickey recently reflected on a successful year in which leadership addressed many vital issues, setting the stage for further policy successes....
By Roger Haldenby, Plains Cotton Growers
Friday morning (Oct. 2) was chilly across the High Plains, with some weather stations in the Panhandle and northern counties reporting temperatures at or near freezing. Fall is in the air....
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