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Efficient energy use and opportunities with biofuel production are increasingly important issues for farmers and ranchers. Stories will discuss the opportunities available for biofuel production as well as providing management tips on conserving energy.

May 15, 2012

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Suspicious-looking caterpillar no threat to most crops

The white lined sphinx moth caterpillar, or Hyles lineata poses no threat to crops, other than tomatoes and grapes....More
May 15, 2012

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Texas gets needed rain

Texas received some much-needed rainfall in early May, according to observers in south Texas and the High Plains....More
May 15, 2012

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Kansas rancher America’s Farmers Mom of the Year 2012

Debbie Lyons-Blythe receives the most votes on AmericasFarmers.com to win national title on Mother’s Day....More
May 14, 2012

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Another tool for producers tracking early Mid-South pests

With pests popping up early in Mid-South farmland following a warm winter and spring, producers may want to check out www.syngentapestpatrol.com....More
May 14, 2012

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Gallery: Delta Council's 2012 annual meeting

The Delta Council held its 77th annual meeting May 11, 2012, on the campus of Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss.
May 11, 2012

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'Water Sustainability in Agriculture' to highlight national conference in Arkansas

"Water Sustainability in Agriculture" is the theme of the twenty-fourth annual meeting of the National Agricultural Biotechnology Council, which will be held in Arkansas on June 11-13 at the Fayetteville Town Center....More
May 11, 2012

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Arkansas drought is back

A year ago, eastern Arkansas farmers who looked out and saw water where their farmland was wondered if they’d get a crop planted. A year later, nearly 11 percent of the state is listed as “abnormally dry,” the least intense of the five dryness intensities mapped by the U.S. Drought Monitor....More
May 11, 2012

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Anniversary of 2011 floods

Was it only a year ago when abundant rains caused a chain-reaction of misery in the Mid-South? Back then, a sense of disbelief set in as waterways swelled past their banks, flooding farmland and threatening towns....More
May 11, 2012

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T. Boone Picken’s energy gospel part 2: natural gas as a bridge to the future

“Natural gas will do everything we want it to do,” says T. Boone Pickens. “It’s 130-octane fuel, it’s 25 percent cleaner than oil — and we have an abundance of it."...More
May 10, 2012

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USDA funding to improve rural electric infrastructure

The USDA has announced that rural electric cooperative utilities in 10 states will receive loans to install smart grid technologies and make improvements to generation and transmission facilities....More

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