Fall armyworms have arrived

08/26/10 Now is the time to scout for armyworms in pastures and lawns. The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service has received several reports of armyworms in Baxter County.

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Beaucoup Ways to Enjoy Louisiana's Sportsman's Paradise

08/25/10   SPORTSMAN’S PARADISE       As requested, PovertyPointReservoirState Park, Delhi  –  Guided Trail Hike,  10 a.m. Join a park ranger on a guided tour throughout the park’s trail system to observe wildlife, bird watch, identify flora and fauna and much more.  For more information call 800-474-0392 toll free or 878-7536 ...

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Agriculture groups support legislation to nulify court ruling

08/16/10 Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln and Oklahoma House member Frank Lucas both recently introduced legislation aimed at eliminating the need for additional permits for pesticide use on crops and farms.

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Field Day at Rohwer Focuses on Biofuel Potential, Traditional Crops

08/13/10 Paul Cochran, a farmer from Portland, cuts slices of sweet sorghum stalk to taste for sweetness.

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Arkansas Farm Bureau sponsors educational program

06/13/10 PARAGOULD, Ark. (AP)--Ag in the Classroom, an educational program sponsored by the Arkansas Farm Bureau, arrived at Oak Grove Elementary recently to the delight of more than 400 children. "We teamed with the Farm Bureau because they had all the displays,' said Lance Blythe, Greene County Extension Agent. "This is a brand-new trailer.

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Weather at it again in Northeast Mississippi

05/03/10 Severe weather struck Northeast Mississippi, along with other parts of the South, for a second straight weekend. One fatality in a car accident was attributed to the weather as of Saturday night.

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KMP Distributable Cash Flow up 62% versus 4Q 2008

01/20/10 HOUSTON----Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. today reported fourth quarter distributable cash flow before certain items of $341.8 million, up 62 percent from $211.0 million for the same period last year.

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New book helps gardeners

01/20/10 Most of the popular vegetable gardening how-to books are written on the East or West Coast and have to be interpreted for the Midwest, upper South and South.

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Paula Crossfield: The Farm Bureau: Denying Climate Change, Undermining Labor and Losing Relevancy in 2010

01/13/10 The president of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), Bob Stallman, threw down the gauntlet on Sunday in his annual speech to his industrial cronies....

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Highlights from the Fed's latest economic survey

01/13/10 Highlights from the Federal Reserve's survey of economic conditions nationwide. The survey, released Wednesday and known as the Beige Book, is based on information collected from the Fed's 12 regional bank districts. BOSTON (This region covers Maine, Vermont,... Beige Book - Federal Reserve System - Maine - Vermont - United States

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KJCT8.com - Grand Junction, Montrose - Weather, News, Sports | Highlights from the Fed's latest economic survey

01/13/10 WASHINGTON (AP) - Highlights from the Federal Reserve's survey of economic conditions nationwide. The survey, released Wednesday and known as the Beige Book, is based on information collected from the Fed's 12 regional bank districts.

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US cotton growers share their difficulties

01/07/10 THINK it's easy to grow cotton? More than 2000 attending this week's 2010 Beltwide Cotton Conferences in New Orleans can testify to the diversity of challenges in growing the natural fibre.

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Jan. 5, 1943: G.W. Carver Bites the Dust He Enriched

01/04/10 The son of a slave saves agriculture in the old Confederacy. The South shall raise again.

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OSU vs. Ole Miss: Little big men

01/02/10 Dexter McCluster and Kendall Hunter are two of the smaller players in college football, but they could play a big part in the 74th Cotton Bowl.

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Southern lawmakers seek emergency aid for farmers

12/14/09 FILE - In this April 16, 2009 file photo, U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., tells a business audience he believes a free enterprise system and the values of hard work and self-reliance will help the Am...

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Help Proposed for Storm Ravaged Farm Fields in Arkansas

11/20/09 U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today joined U.S. Senator Thad Cochran, R-Miss.,

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What is a boll weevil?

11/16/09 For more than a decade, a program has been in the works to eliminate the boll weevil from Texas cotton. But what is a boll weevil and why do so many want to get rid of it? Teresa Eliason, spokeswoman for the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, has the answers.

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Goodbye boll weevil?

11/09/09 The State of Louisiana could be within a year of eradicating the boll weevil.

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Bluer blues: Grim figures tell of region on the ropes

11/05/09 Ray Mosby can't remember tougher times -- and he's not talking about the newspaper business. For 16 years, his weekly Deer Creek Pilot has chronicled the ups and downs of Mississippi's Issaquena and Sharkey counties, about 175 miles south of Memphis. Although his 130-year-old newspaper is small, with a circulation of only 1,500, its editor has won state and national recognition for his ...

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Highlights from the Fed's latest economic survey

07/29/09 Highlights from the Federal Reserve's survey of economic conditions nationwide.

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