WASHINGTON, October 7, 2010 — A group of agricultural scientists reported in today’s issue of the journal Science that corn that has been genetically engineered to produce insect-killing proteins isolated from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) provides significant economic benefits even to neighboring farmers who grow non-transgenic varieties of corn. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture …
Bill Gillon Named Cotton Board CEO
(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) – The Cotton Board is pleased to announce William A. “Bill” Gillon as its new President and CEO. Cotton Board Chairman Craig Shook, a producer from Corpus Christi, Texas, stated “Bill brings an outstanding record of achievement and service within the cotton industry to the Cotton Board. He is respected throughout agriculture as well as the U.S. Department …
Trade Issue Updates
There is some news on the trade front as the following report has updates on the first U.S. chicken shipment to Russia and the trucking dispute with Mexico. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Final Direct Payments Coming
Next week USDA will start issuing the final direct payments for growers who signed up in the program, as Tyron Spearman has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Cotton Prices Favorable for GA Producers
With cotton prices staying strong, Richey Seaton, executive director of the Georgia Cotton Commission, urges producers to consider forward contracting as a valuable marketing tool. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
FFB Supporting Efforts to Inform Producers about Biofuel Options
As opportunities in the bioenergy arena continue to grow, Andrew Walmsley with the Florida Farm Bureau, says one way they are trying to help producers get involved is through their support of the “Florida Biofuels Town Hall Meetings” currently being held throughout the state. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata …
Sunbelt Ag Expo Only Two Weeks Away
The 33rd annual Sunbelt Ag Expo is coming up on October 19-21, 2010. And executive director Chip Blalock says along with the opportunity to tour the 1200 exhibits, producers can also see the latest in crop development on their research farm. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober …
No Word on Disaster Dollars for Peanuts
When USDA released information about the 2009 agricultural disaster assistance, peanuts were not included as Tyron Spearman has an update on that issue. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
USDA to Issue Major Annual Program Payments
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that during this month, USDA will distribute approximately $1.6 billion in annual Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) rental payments and $3.8 billion in final 2010 direct payments to America’s farmers and ranchers. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …
New Monsanto Varieties Suited Well for the Southeast
With the start of cotton harvest, many producers are looking at how the new varieties slated to replace 555 are faring and Ty Fowler, Monsanto agronomist, says even with a difficult summer in the southeast, the new Deltapine varieties are performing well. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New …