The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold hearings on the climate bill starting October 27th. Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer says mark-up could come in early November.
Growing Peanuts in the Northwest & Collecting Peanut Butter at Sunbelt Expo
There is one farmer in the Northwest part of our nation that is growing peanuts as Tyron Spearman has information about how he’s doing it, and he also invites all those planning to attend next week’s Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultire, Georgia to bring a jar or two of peanut butter with them. NW Peanuts: Peanut butter:
Ag Census
Everett Griner tells us who uses this information.
Payment Program Signups Underway
Enrollment for the 2010 direct and counter cyclical payment program and for ACRE is underway, as Tyron Spearman has the details.
Cotton Successfully Competing with Synthetic Fibers
President of Cotton Incorporated, Berrye Worsham says that a big part of their research effort is aimed at helping industry develop products that will better compete with synthetic fibers.
NRCS Sees Numbers of CSP Applications
The new Conservation Stewardship Program received over 21,000 applications in it’s first batching period indicating there’s a lot of interest in the program.
Moisture Adversely Affecting Cotton Quality
USDA Meterologist Brad Rippey says all the recent moisture is causing harvest and quality issues for the cotton crop.
Truth or Imagination
Today Everett Griner looks at just what statistics really proves.
Ag in Review for the Week of October 5, 2009
A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast .