UGA tax guide helps farmers plan for next tax season
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Poor tax planning can have you paying more to Uncle Sam and keeping less in your wallet. Farmers who want to prepare for next year's tax return can turn to the Farmer's Tax Guide, a University of Georgia Cooperative Extension publication. More>>
Peanuts have enthusiastic following in Arkansas
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If barbecue was a barometer, then grower interest in peanuts may be off the scale in Arkansas. More>>
Corn gene helps fight multiple leaf diseases
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A specific gene in corn seems to confer resistance to three important leaf diseases, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their university colleagues. More>>
Drought may mean more dryland cotton in Texas High Plains
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Ironically, fears of another drought may result in fewer irrigated and more dryland cotton acres in the Texas High Plains this year, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert. More>>
February follies — the budget and agriculture
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Agriculture is a unique industry in so many ways. One particular way—it is perhaps the only area of the federal budget to have shrunk in the past 10 years, yielding cuts even as it was coming in under budget. More>>
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UK's Gluck Equine Research Center celebrates 25 years
Friday, February 3 2012 1:05 PM EST2012-02-03 18:05:10 GMT
The Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center is celebrating 25 years as a named center focused on improving the health and well-being of the horse.
Call for nomination 2012 Agriscience Awards
Wednesday, February 1 2012 10:52 AM EST2012-02-01 15:52:13 GMT
The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, a Federal government agency, is now accepting Nominations for the 2012 Agriscience Awards. The awards are presented by the Foundation in partnership with the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Federation leaders testify before agriculture committees
Monday, January 30 2012 11:19 AM EST2012-01-30 16:19:32 GMT
Alabama Farmers Federation leaders encouraged legislators to invest in poultry research and expand irrigation during a joint session of the Senate and House agriculture committees Jan. 27 in Auburn.
Agricultural productivity depends on research
Thursday, January 26 2012 11:38 AM EST2012-01-26 16:38:03 GMT
Research by the LSU AgCenter is the reason ConAgra built a state-of-the-art sweet potato-processing facility near Delhi, state Sen. Francis Thompson, of Delhi, said at a farm forum.
List of states getting USDA disaster funds
Wednesday, January 18 2012 9:40 AM EST2012-01-18 14:40:11 GMT
A state-by-state breakdown of disaster assistance being provided to 33 states and Puerto Rico from USDA emergency funds. Figures are provided by the USDA.
Farmers hear experts at crop production meeting
Monday, January 16 2012 2:55 PM EST2012-01-16 19:55:44 GMT
Farmers received recommendations and advice from LSU AgCenter experts at a wheat and soybean production meeting Jan. 12.
Recreation offers plentiful income opportunities for farmers
Monday, January 16 2012 2:48 PM EST2012-01-16 19:48:38 GMT
By maximizing the recreational value of their land, farmers and ranchers could reap an additional $20,000 per year without sowing a single seed, Dr. Daryl Jones of the Natural Resources Enterprises (NRE) Program at Mississippi State University told attendees at the American Farm Bureau Federation's 93rd Annual Meeting.
Budget issues to drive Farm Bill debate
Tuesday, January 10 2012 11:59 AM EST2012-01-10 16:59:53 GMT
The 2012 Farm Bill will be written with budget cutting in mind. That's the assessment of two American Farm Bureau public policy specialists speaking at the organization's annual meeting. Tom Steever reports from Honolulu.
Farmland and home prices
Thursday, December 29 2011 9:48 AM EST2011-12-29 14:48:01 GMT
Most home prices have taken a big dive in recent years, but this real-estate trend hasn't affected all land, says N.C. State University economist Mike Walden.
South Texas farmers bracing for water shortages
Wednesday, December 28 2011 10:33 AM EST2011-12-28 15:33:28 GMT
Record water usage and a lingering drought this year could spell water shortages in 2012 for Lower Rio Grande Valley farmers, according to Dr. Juan Enciso, a Texas AgriLife Research water engineer at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Weslaco.
UGA ag school develops 10-year plan
Thursday, December 22 2011 9:32 AM EST2011-12-22 14:32:11 GMT
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is currently planning its future, developing its official 10-year strategic plan. To get public input, the college has scheduled several regional meetings across the state.
McMillan urges Obama, Congress to make free trade agreements a reality
Tuesday, September 27 2011 10:44 AM EDT2011-09-27 14:44:40 GMT
Chances for passage of the three free trade agreements improved greatly with recent developments in Congress, according to Commissioner John McMillan of the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries.
I-85 clear following cattle truck crash
Friday, February 3 2012 12:53 PM EST2012-02-03 17:53:16 GMT
Eight cows escaped their trailers and were roaming along I-85 in Macon County this morning after a truck carrying 109 cattle overturned.
Ala. poultry farmers profit from Super Bowl
Thursday, February 2 2012 11:36 AM EST2012-02-02 16:36:05 GMT
Many football fans are getting ready for the big game Sunday and the parties it will create. At those parties will be a lot of chicken wings, which polls suggest will actually beat out pizza as the number one Super Bowl snack. Alabama farmers couldn't be happier.
DeBoer: Farmland property taxes to continue rising into 2015
Wednesday, February 1 2012 11:18 AM EST2012-02-01 16:18:16 GMT
Farmland owners are in for more property tax increases at least into 2015, Purdue Extension agricultural economist Larry DeBoer says.
Georgia ag forecast predicts good year for peanut, pecan growers
Tuesday, January 31 2012 2:34 PM EST2012-01-31 19:34:36 GMT
