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AdvertisementCottonBoll weevils becoming historyLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP)--Arkansas cotton farmers are having a difficult season because of the weather. But their struggle would be much more trying if boll weevils were still attacking their crops. Agriculture officials say that for the first time in a century, no boll weevils have been found in Arkansas cotton fields. [Read More] USDA sets referendum for amendments to research and promotion orderThe U.S. Department of Agriculture Oct. 5 announced that a referendum will be conducted among U.S. Upland producers and importers. The referendum is scheduled for Oct. 13, through Nov. 10. The Agricultural Marketing Service is proposing to amend the Cotton Research and Promotion Order to implement section 14202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 that amended the Cotton Research and Promotion Act. [Read More] Cotton harvest underwayArkansas After weeks of waiting on the rain to stop, Arkansas cotton growers are in the field and harvesting what they can of the state's crop. The National Agricultural Statistics Service said that for the week ending Oct. 18, only 8 percent of the cotton crop had been harvested, compared with 52 percent at this time last year. [Read More] Arkansas harvest 2009: Pockets of optimism between rain stormsArkansas Near constant rain has caused between 25 percent and 80 percent damage in some cotton, rice and soybean fields in Arkansas as growers struggle to harvest what's left during brief periods of dry weather, according to Extension agents, agronomist and economists with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. In Phillips County, there was some good news for cotton farmers. [Read More] U.S. cotton almost clear of voracious boll weevilLUBBOCK, Texas (AP)--For more than a century, small green beetles ate through U.S. cotton crops, costing growers $20 billion and making the boll weevil the most expensive agricultural pest in the nation's history. But finally, good has prevailed over the weevil. U.S. agricultural officials declared victory this year in a decades-long effort to exterminate the boll weevil. [Read More] Advertisement
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By Richard C. Snell Barton County Extension Agent, agriculture Once again it's deja vu all over again. [Read More] Predicting the environmental effects of transgenic Bt crop lines Potential risks from new transgenic Bt crop lines can be assessed using carefully controlled laboratory tests, according to findings of a study by Agricultural Research Service scientists and cooperators. This finding will help streamline the assessment process for introducing new insect control technology to the marketplace, while ensuring environmental safety. Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) is a biological control bacterium that...[Read More] OSU Biofuels Team, research partners receive $4.2 million grant Oklahoma Oklahoma State University and its partner institutions in industry are receiving $4.2 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to continue groundbreaking work in the development of biofuels. The OSU Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources' Ray Huhnke said the funding received through USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture represents great news for the public and diverse stakeholders ...[Read More] Alert: Corn should be checked before feeding livestock By Michael Fisher Golden Plains Area Extension Agent, livestock The late harvest has had many of our corn farmers nervous, hoping that they can get the crop out before winter really sets in. It has also left many cattle producers nervous as they have wondered if they will be able to get any value out of corn stalk grazing before the next snow. [Read More] Dakotas might see record sunflower yields BISMARCK, N.D. (AP)--Sunflower crops could set records in the nation's top two producing states this year, helping to blunt a drop in nationwide production and ensure a healthy supply for processors in the United States and Canada. The good year for growers in North Dakota and South Dakota in turn might help keep consumer prices down for foods that use sunflower oil although worries remain about the weather-delayed harvest. "Any time that the crop ...[Read More]
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