By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Farm organizations are welcoming the decisions of the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee to support a Senate resolution opposing EPA’s plan to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases through the Clean Air Act....
Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer is urging Kentucky livestock producers and other animal owners to prepare for a severe winter storm that is expected to strike the Commonwealth near the end of this week....
As research continues to demonstrate the human health value of eating soyfoods, a recently published study shows that soyfoods are not only safe, but also beneficial for breast cancer survivors. ...
Peanut producers can fine-tune their current farming operations with information gained at the Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show on Feb. 11 at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds in Dothan, Ala. ...
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the allocation of $234.5 million to 70 U.S. trade organizations to help promote American food and agricultural products overseas....
A consortium of state and federal agencies, along with several private organizations in Tennessee, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding as part of an ongoing effort to safeguard the state’s resources from the potential impact of the most threatening non-native invasive plants. ...
State data for the 2008-2009 fiscal year indicates less fertilizer was sold for use on Virginia farms and in Virginia in general....
The American Soybean Association (ASA), along with 137 other agricultural organizations including 12 state soybean affiliates, sent a letter to Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) supporting her introduction of a resolution of disapproval regarding the decision of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to move forward on regulating carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHG) under the Clean Air Act (CAA)....
By Tom Nordlie, University of Florida
Vegetables of yesteryear may offer Florida farmers a brighter tomorrow, say University of Florida experts....
"Conditions Change, Management Makes the Difference" is the theme for the 2010 Mid-South Stocker Conference scheduled for Feb. 23 and 24 at the Montgomery Bell State Park near Dickson, Tenn....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the results of a Cotton Research and Promotion Program referendum that was held Oct. 13, 2009, through Nov.10, 2009, to consider amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Order (Order) — the referendum passed....
After the devastating earthquake in Haiti on Jan. 12, the American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health program (WISHH) and World Soy Foundation (WSF), along with the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) and the National Soybean Research Laboratory (NSRL), are currently working to develop emergency and long-term relief efforts for the country....
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
In the last 15 years, glyphosate has become one of the most widely used herbicides in the world, eclipsing even atrazine as the workhorse of chemical weed control in row crops and a myriad of other uses....
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
During a Jan. 20 conference call to explain the National Corn Growers Association’s opposition to the House cap and trade bill (HR2454), Jon Doggett tackled the legislation’s current status and future....
USDA has an Internet-based 2008 crop program payment calculator to help producers calculate the financial benefits they may receive under the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program....
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