Aug 30, 2010 3:29 PM, By Ray Nabors, Heartland Ag Network
Chinese soybean prices pulled back after the government released soy oil and beans from reserve supplies into domestic Chinese markets to curb food inflation. China may have less total grain supply, but soybean production is up 10 percent from last year...
Aug 23, 2010 3:18 PM, By Ray Nabors, Heartland Ag Network
One-third of the Russian wheat crop may be abandoned due to decimated yield potential...
Aug 20, 2010 3:59 PM, By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
A change in career from art department chairman at Southern Methodist University to Newellton, La., agricultural producer wasn’t really that much of a stretch for Jay Hardwick, who farms part of Somerset Plantation...
Aug 20, 2010 3:41 PM, By Mary Hightower, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Harvesting in Arkansas is not only showing good-looking corn and rice, it’s also generating producer smiles, say Extension agents with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture...
Aug 19, 2010 2:44 PM, By Hembree Brandon, Farm Press Editorial Staff
With harvest season cranking up, Mississippi growers and ginners need to be sure that vehicles used in transporting crops have the proper permits, that drivers heed all posted weight limits for bridges, and that fuel regulations are complied with...
Aug 17, 2010 2:29 PM, By Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D.
The recent upheavals in grain markets were threatening to drive feed costs sharply higher...
Aug 17, 2010 2:20 PM, By Ray Nabors, Heartland Ag Network
China eclipsed Japan as the second largest economy in the world. The result: U.S. consumer statistics reporting weak demand had less effect on cotton and grain prices...
News from the Farm BillFinal rule on country of origin labelingUSDA has announced details of the final regulation for the mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) program required by the 2002 and 2008 farm bills. ... NCC: Congress did not make changes in actively-engaged rulesDespite claims by some lawmakers to the contrary, Congress did not mandate any changes in the “actively engaged” language in the new farm bill’s payment limit reforms, National Cotton Council leaders are saying.... MU Breimyer Seminar unpacks farm bill, Sept. 3Farmers must make a choice on government program participation before the next crop year. ... |
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This September, America marks the 20th year of celebrating the contributions of the U.S. rice industry with National Rice Month, sponsored by the USA Rice Federation....
Aug 31, 2010 3:13 PM
The Rice Foundation is accepting applications for the 2011 Rice Leadership Development Program. ...
Aug 31, 2010 3:03 PM
Drought-tolerant crops have moved closer to becoming reality....
Aug 31, 2010 2:42 PM, By Jan Suszkiw, United States Department of Agriculture
Aeration — blowing ambient air through grain storage bins — has been used for decades to maintain the quality of grain by keeping it cool, as well as to manage stored insect pests....
Aug 31, 2010 2:25 PM, By Paul L. Hollis, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Plant growth regulators, potassium deficiencies and thrips are all the focus of University of Georgia cotton research being conducted at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Ga....
Aug 30, 2010 3:33 PM, By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
USDA Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Ag Services Jim Miller said the USDA is focused on building a new framework for rural America and enhancing opportunities for U.S. farms and ranches...
Aug 30, 2010 3:29 PM, By Ray Nabors, Heartland Ag Network
Chinese soybean prices pulled back after the government released soy oil and beans from reserve supplies into domestic Chinese markets to curb food inflation. China may have less total grain supply, but soybean production is up 10 percent from last year...
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