Many of them had to replant their corn in late April after a freeze in early April destroyed the county s corn and fruit crops. With that much acreage in the ground, our farmers can t afford to be without it. While cotton can stand hot, dry conditions, corn and soybeans are more fragile. We re irrigating our corn because corn needs a lot of water. Drought holds death grip on farms. It would be a double whammy for many farmers. AP content may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or...

The story of camelina is about more than just marketing an ancient crop to solve some of today's problems. So far, the only farmers who are interested are in Montana, where more than 50,000 acres of camelina were planted this season. Researchers say that camelina, planted on millions of acres of marginal farmland from eastern Washington state to Montana and North Dakota, could help power the nation's drive for cleaner energy. Montana's other senator, Democrat Max Baucus, is preparing...

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Prices of rice at the retail level, edible oil and onion registered a declining trend and the prices of sugar increased slightly while the prices of other essential commodities remained unchanged in the city markets over the last week. The refiners of edible oil agreed to sell their edible oil on marginal profit before and during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan to keep the prices of the item stable in local markets. Traders said during the last week the prices of rice slightly declined...

The trees and grasses and crops were all different from what I d grown up with and the people were so friendly. And if you grow grains, grasses or legumes anywhere around these parts, there s little doubt that you have used some of those answers in your operation. After 40 years, the official portion of Kilgore s full-tilt, non-stop, on-the-go love affair with all things agronomic came to an end last week as the K-State agronomist retired from his post as the crops and soils specialist for...