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Cotton variety trials guide Virginia growerJan 16, 2009 9:51 AM, By Roy Roberson On a day when cotton prices struggled in the high 40 cents a pound range, Virginia grower Mike Griffin showed no signs of cotton being anything other than king on his farm near Suffolk, Va.... HeadlinesAg lenders looking for positive cash flowJan 16, 2009 2:22 PM, By Paul L. Hollis Farmers who have not already done so should be prepared when visiting with their lenders to show a positive cash flow for the crops they intend to plant this spring.... ACRE program decision a tough callJan 16, 2009 2:19 PM, By Jim Langcuster Farmers face an ACRE of indecision both literally and figuratively in 2009.... UK tests help optimize soybean returnsJan 16, 2009 2:13 PM, By Katie Pratt Soybean growers know that to make the most profits they need to keep input costs down and plant varieties that yield well. ... $58.4 million available for AWEPJan 16, 2009 2:09 PM Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer has announced that up to $58.4 million in financial assistance is available to agricultural producers and entities through the Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP), established in the new farm bill to promote ground and surface water conservation and water quality improvement.... Analysts say cotton export numbers encouragingJan 16, 2009 9:35 AM, By Elton Robinson A recent surge in cotton exports after a dip in the market should start to put some fundamental legs under the market and perhaps solidify a bottom for the low end of a trading range, according to analysts speaking at the Jan. 14 Ag Market Network teleconference.... It may be best to 'formalize' land rent agreementsJan 16, 2009 9:31 AM, By Jim Langcuster A simple nod, followed by a firm handshake, is how many farmers and landowners arrange short-term land rental agreements. ... House Agriculture Committee members namedJan 16, 2009 9:24 AM Agriculture Committee Chair Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota has announced the Members of Congress selected to serve on the House Agriculture Committee for the 111th Congress.... Southeast Farm Press News Archive Commentaries
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Bt lines added to Southeast corn hybrid mixJan 16, 2009 9:45 AM, By Paul L. Hollis The next few years could prove very complicated for corn producers as they painstakingly search for the perfect hybrid for their fields.... Across the SunbeltNematodes sap Arkansas soybean yieldsTwenty-five years ago, in one of the first cotton fields he worked as a researcher, Terry Kirkpatrick asked the grower if he’d ever sampled for nematodes. “He looked at me, serious as could be, and said, ‘I’m not growing soybeans. Why would I want to sample?’”... Chaotic fertilizer prices continue to place pressure on alfalfa growersFertilizer prices have come down in recent months, but no one knows exactly where the train is heading — at least short term. Few predicted the extent to which prices would skyrocket, then plunge in 2008. With so much volatility in the market, it will be increasingly important to farm smarter, according to Rob Mikkelsen, Western U.S. director for the International Plant Nutrition Institute in Merced, Calif.... Farm economy will not escape effects of global recessionAgriculture probably will not escape unscathed from the recession that has hit the U. S. and world economies.... 
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