April 18, 2012 -
Last month, as the Mid-South basked in the June-like warmth of an early March sun, one question burned in everyone’s mind. Had spring really sprung? Many flowers and plants seemed [...]
Articles
Farm bill debate starting to heat up
April 11, 2012 -
The political debate in Washington is starting to shift focus from the Republican presidential campaign to the the economy, gas prices, Afghanistan, health care, the budget and the next farm [...]
Top seeds competing in the 2012 growing season
April 4, 2012 -
The NCAA tournament, where high-flying athletes run up and down the hardwood for the glory of their college, is a lot like a typical march through a crop-growing season. Just [...]
Cotton acres down 11 percent at 13.15 million
April 2, 2012 -
USDA is projecting U.S. cotton planted area for 2012 at 13.15 million acres, 11 percent below last year. But the estimate of intended cotton acres, from USDA’s March 30 Prospective [...]
Election ‘chickens’ coming home to roost for farm bill debate
March 26, 2012 -
A large number of freshmen congressmen are now serving in Congress as a result of Tea Party efforts to push deficit reduction in 2010. Many of those came to Washington [...]
Food safety – clear conscience for Japan’s rice producers
February 15, 2012 -
If a government agency had just approved one of your field crops during a safety inspection, but you still suspected that something was wrong, what would you do – harvest [...]
Agriculture today – golden age or wishful thinking?
January 4, 2012 -
Newspaper articles today describe a ‘golden age’ of American agriculture. While the rest of America deals with unemployment, a sluggish economy and debt, American farmers presumably are having the time [...]
U.S. agriculture needs an infusion of young farmers
November 9, 2011 -
Every spring, U.S. crops are planted, grown and harvested by farmers who rely on a formidable wealth of experience and knowhow to get the job done. And they are needing [...]
Halloween no match for scary Texas summer
November 7, 2011 -
If you’re a kid in Texas and wanted to make a huge haul this Halloween, you dressed up as the weather phenomenon La Niña. Farmers and ranchers were likely to provide whatever treat [...]
2011 crop season – start to finish
November 3, 2011 -
The 2011 crop season – from start to finish What a long, strange trip this season has been for Mid-South farmers. The weather was simply bi-polar from the get go [...]