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  • Stabenow at Delta Council: features of farm bill – Part 1

    Days after the Senate ag committee passed its version of the next farm bill, Sen. Debbie Stabenow told members of the Delta Council the bill would provide a strong safety net for farmers while reducing expenditures significantly.
  • Keith Morton: He's always looking for ways to do things better

    Keith Morton is always looking for ways to do things better on his Mississippi farm.
  • Photos: First day peanut planting at Omega Farms

    Peanut planting began May 9 for Omega Farms, Clarksdale, Miss., and farm manager Brandon Walton. Beating out approaching rain, Walton planted 180 acres with an 09B Georgia variety. Omega Farms, an approximately 15,000 acre operation, will have 900 acres of peanuts in 2013.
  • Photos: Winter wheat moving toward harvest

    With poor weather stunting all other crop progress, winter wheat is heading toward harvest. Poor drainage could result in a significant yield losses in some parts of the Mississippi Delta.
  • No smoking gun found as cause of honeybee decline and die-offs

    Joint USDA/EPA report on honeybee decline points to variety of causes.
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Gallery May 20, 2013

Photos: Lively Farms hits Mississippi fields for rice planting

Young Mississippi farmer Chris Lively, Lively Farms, Coahoma County, took advantage of clear skies May 14 and began planting Cocodrie rice. Chris, along with his father Gerald Lively, run a tight operation — 4,700 acres of corn, soybeans, rice, wheat, and pecans. The Livelys will plant 800-1,000 rice acres; 800 acres of corn; and the rest in soybeans (plus 500 acres of winter wheat and 110 acres of permanent pecans).
Video May 19, 2013

Stabenow at Delta Council: features of farm bill – Part 2

Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow discussed differences in Senate and House versions of the next farm bill during a press briefing at the annual meeting of the Delta Council in Cleveland, Miss.
Video May 19, 2013

Stabenow at Delta Council: features of farm bill – Part 1

Days after the Senate ag committee passed its version of the next farm bill, Sen. Debbie Stabenow told members of the Delta Council the bill would provide a strong safety net for farmers while reducing expenditures significantly.
Commentary May 17, 2013

Property rights, pigs and pristine waters

With family and friends, I have spent some of the best hours of my life on the Buffalo, which was designated the nation’s first “national river” in 1972. The designation was well-deserved. Outside Ponca, Arkansas’ only elk herd can be heard bugling as it moves through the morning mist blanketing riverside meadows. Rental cabins – rustic or tricked out -- are plentiful, as are hiking trails, small-mouth bass, and friendly folks.
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Article May 17, 2013

STS soybeans, Permit Plus for nutsedge

The best program for nutsedge control in soybeans is to plant STS-tolerant varieties and use Permit Plus herbicide. - Ford Baldwin
Commentary May 17, 2013

Constant quest for improvement has rewards for Keith Morton

Continually seeking ways to do things better has paid dividends for Mississippi farmer Keith Morton.
News May 16, 2013

Bowman decision affirms future of seed biotechnology

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against an Indiana soybean farmer who planted Monsanto's Roundup Ready soybean seed without the company's approval.
Commentary May 16, 2013

Supreme Court stuffs seed patents back in Pandora’s box

The High Court squeezed seed patents back into Pandora’s box, but more cases will come.
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Article May 16, 2013

Louisiana Rice Tour May 23

The Evangeline Parish Rice Tour will be held May 23 starting at 8 a.m.
Article May 16, 2013

How does climate variability affect cattle?

USDA grants will target research on cattle health in varying climate.
Article May 16, 2013

House passes $940 billion farm bill out of committee

Late Wednesday night, the House Agriculture Committee passed its version of the farm bill on a 36 to 10 vote.
Article May 16, 2013

House ag committee passes farm bill

House ag committee's farm bill meets with approval from most farm groups, although some express reservations.
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Article May 16, 2013

Keith Morton: He's always looking for ways to do things better

Keith Morton is always looking for ways to do things better on his Mississippi farm.
Blog Entry May 15, 2013

Spring planting like guerilla warfare – hit and retreat

A parade of rainy fronts marched through the Mid-South in April and early May, keeping farmers from making much progress on planting. A couple of weeks of dry, warm weather would help, but this planting season is definitely going down as another strange one.
Article May 15, 2013

Farm groups commend Senate farm bill

Early response to the Senate farm bill has been mostly positive as farm organizations weigh in on the bipartisan proposal passed out of the Senate Agriculture Committee May 14.

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