By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Recent declines in ethanol prices have sharply reduced profitability for ethanol producers, USDA’s chief economist Keith Collins told the House Agriculture Committee last month. ...
The National Corn Growers Association is encouraged by last week's USDA crop production report illustrating that the United States will have enough corn to support the country's food supply, ethanol, and export uses. ...
By Dan Bryant
Contributing Writer
As Verticillium wilt continues to spread in lettuce fields of California’s Salinas Valley, plant pathologists and plant breeders are continuing their search for resistant varieties....
By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Whether you think global climate change is a serious concern that warrants an international corrective effort, or you contend it’s all a bunch of hooey dreamed up by Al Gore and a bunch of pointy-headed liberals, the incontrovertible fact is that regional climate changes — both natural and man-caused — are proceeding apace....
As Arizona farm families gather this Thanksgiving to count their many blessings and give thanks for another successful harvest or roundup, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Arizona Field Office urges these producers to ensure their farm or ranch is also counted in the 2007 Census of Agriculture. The Census is a crucial tool that provides farmers and ranchers with a voice in the future of their community and operation....
Last year's Central Coast Cotton Conference facilities and accommodations were such a success, we had to go back to the beautiful Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa. A world-class resort dramatically perched over the Monterey Bay, the Monterey Plaza is Monterey Bay's ONLY luxury resort....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Presidential advisers who said the Senate Agriculture Committee’s version of the new farm bill should be vetoed because it raises taxes and uses accounting gimmicks should have checked the figures on the administration’s farm bill first, Senate Democrats said....
Grape Networks announced it will be deploying soil moisture sensors in addition to those used to measure light, temperature and humidity....
By Dan Bryant
Contributing Writer
University of California plant pathologists are trying some new methods for early detection of potential contamination of deadly E. coli O157:H7 in irrigation water used in lettuce production. ...
The U.S. Grains Council is projecting increased export potential for U.S. feed grains to Australia as a result of Australia’s federal government authorizing livestock producers to import grains due to ongoing drought conditions. ...
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
U.S. cotton producers are well on their way to producing the highest-yielding crop in history. In USDA’s November 10 crop production report and world supply and demand estimates, projected U.S. cotton yields of 859 pounds per acre would surpass the previous record of 855 pounds set in 2004. Record yields were also projected for rice producers. Here’s more:...
Wheat breeders and Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are counting on a "southern strategy" to protect the entire United States from Ug99, a strain of wheat stem rust disease that has spread from Africa to the Arabian Peninsula....
Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner said that the forms and rules for USDA's Farm Loan Programs will be modernized by Jan. 1, 2008, to make it easier for America's farmers, ranchers and producers to apply for loans....
The National Corn Growers Association is “outraged by recent statements on biofuels made by United Nations independent expert Jean Ziegler,” the commodity group said in a press release....
USDA has raised its forecasts for U.S. corn and sorghum exports to the highest levels in nearly two decades. Buoyed in part by U.S. corn and sorghum sales, the value of U.S. agricultural exports rose $1 billion compared to last year. Estimated exports of U.S. corn were increased by 100 million bushels and U.S. sorghum by 40 million bushels....
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