Oct 15, 2008 9:38 AM
The American Soybean Association (ASA) is celebrating final passage of legislation that includes an extension of the biodiesel tax incentive for one year through Dec. 31, 2009, and provisions to shut down the abusive "splash and dash" practice that currently allows foreign-produced fuel to enter the U.S., claim the biodiesel tax incentive and be shipped to a third country for end use....
Oct 14, 2008 9:21 AM, By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff
While rainfall from tropical storms has been beneficial to some areas of the Southeast this year, other areas remain dry. ...
Oct 14, 2008 9:16 AM
The American Soybean Association (ASA) is urgently requesting help from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Ed Schafer in funding for the 2009 soybean rust early warning and management system that has helped soybean farmers manage and protect their crops....
Oct 13, 2008 9:14 AM, By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Louisiana has lost over 35 percent of its cotton crop to hurricanes and other weather maladies, according to USDA’s Oct. 10 crop production report....
Oct 10, 2008 9:45 AM, By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Growers in the upper Southeast continue to battle back against the growing problem of weed resistance to herbicides. ...
Oct 10, 2008 9:40 AM
Farming in a rapidly urbanizing area has its challenges, and Jerry Ray of Tullahoma, Tenn., has found a way to make farming work in such a challenging environment....
Oct 9, 2008 9:52 AM
Kentucky and Tennessee growers spent last week gathering corn and soybean crops that were cut a little short by dry weather during the growing season. ...
News from the Farm BillHouse votes to suspend base acre provisionSep 26, 2008 9:14 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. ... Senators, ag secretary spar over ACRE provisionsSep 16, 2008 10:21 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.... ACRE could be boon or bust for southern farmersJul 15, 2008 9:34 AM, By Forrest Laws The chairmen of the House and the Senate Agriculture Committees and the Bush administration couldn’t find much to agree on in the 2008 farm bill. ... Farm bill, flooding: Economist Daryll RayJul 9, 2008 9:57 AM, By David Bennett After the first round of producer organization-sponsored farm bill meetings, Southeast farmers still have plenty of questions about the new legislation.... |
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