Nov 4, 2009 10:36 AM
The latest California Crop Weather report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento, Calif., field office:...
Nov 4, 2009 10:32 AM
The latest Arizona agriculture update from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Phoenix, Ariz., field office:...
Nov 4, 2009 10:26 AM
The International Cotton Advisory Committee is projecting world cotton production will fall 5 percent to 103 million bales in the 2009-2010 marketing year; potentially sending cotton prices 9 percent higher....
Nov 3, 2009 11:23 AM, By Harry Cline, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Roundup Flex Pima cotton has been released by Monsanto for planting in 2010 in California....
Oct 30, 2009 9:32 AM
Jess Smith & Sons Cotton Co., a 67-year old cotton merchandising firm headquartered in Bakersfield, Calif., has signed a five-year marketing agreement with Luthai Textile Co., Ltd of China, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of high grade yarn, dyed fabrics and top brand shirts....
Oct 19, 2009 10:57 AM, By Cary Blake, Farm Press Editorial Staff
U.S. cotton prices in 2009-2010 are expected to flounder between 57 and 65 cents per pound as the U.S. tries to market a crop of about 13 million bales, according to Jarral Neeper, president of Calcot, the grower-owned cotton marketing cooperative based in Bakersfield, Calif....
Oct 13, 2009 10:03 AM
The October 2009 crop production forecast has been released by the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s California Field Office in Sacramento. The survey, conducted during the last week of September and the first week of October, includes the following commodities....
News from the Farm BillHouse votes to suspend 10 base-acre provision for 2008Sep 30, 2008 10:18 AM The House passed bipartisan legislation yesterday to suspend for the 2008 crop year a farm bill provision that required producers to have a minimum of 10 base acres to receive program benefits.... House votes to suspend farm bill base acre provisionSep 26, 2008 9:59 AM The House passed legislation supported by both parties that would suspend for the 2008 and 2009 crop years a farm bill provision that required producers to have a minimum of 10-base acres to receive program benefits.... Senate committee wants to suspend 10-acre ruleSep 24, 2008 11:07 AM, By Forrest Laws The chairman and two high-ranking members of the Senate Agriculture Committee are seeking to clarify the 2008 farm bill so farmers can make changes in their farming operations and continue to receive farm program payments.... Senators urge USDA to implement farm bill as writtenSep 16, 2008 11:27 AM, By Forrest Laws A group of farm-state senators led by Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin is asking Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer to stop trying to re-write the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 through the regulations implementing the new farm bill.... |
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