Freedom to farm? Not likely By Thomas A. Fogarty, USA TODAY By Dan White for USA TODAY Missouri corn farmer Blake Hurst went to Capitol Hill to ask Congress...
Mike Stevens
cotton@...
Jan 4, 2002 3:42 am
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========Forwarded========= January 04, 2002 09:01 Sales of Organic Fiber Products Continue to Grow GREENFIELD, Mass., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. and Canadian...
Anton Doroszenko ,Con...
A.DOROSZENKO@...
Jan 7, 2002 11:19 am
7257
Does anyone know the number of acres of non program cotton grown in 2001? Also, how does that compare with corn and bean acres ( % of program vs. non program)....
Grey
grey@...
Jan 8, 2002 9:20 am
7258
If I remember the statistics as quoted at the recent Cotton Production Workshop, of Georgia's nearly 1.5 million acres, there was only a 964,000 acre base. I...
Carl and Sheila Hobbs
chobbs@...
Jan 8, 2002 11:55 am
7259
Many of my customers have been understandably surprised and upset to see the efforts of the "Environmental Working Group" to reveal individual farmer payments...
Barry B. Bean
bbbean@...
Jan 8, 2002 7:50 pm
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Barry, Below is a paragraph from O.A. Cleveland's weekly newsletter, I hope that this isn't a copyright infringement. If it is, please edit it for me, I'm ...
Kegger0@...
Jan 14, 2002 2:58 pm
7261
Ken, Up here in West Tennessee, we have already had a couple of voluntary equipment sales. Friday, I heard that another 2000 acre West Tennessee farmer had...
Jim Nunn
nunncotn@...
Jan 14, 2002 4:47 pm
7262
Here in West Texas, I have one neighbor being forced out by FHA. A family partnership is having to turn to FHA for financing and they are having to break up...
James Hinton
JFH.Farm@...
Jan 14, 2002 5:29 pm
7263
Ken: Even Billy Dunavent Alluded to the fact that many old line Delta Farmers ("Friends of mine" in Billy's words) are now retiring. These are men who have...
Jack Mauney
jacmauney@...
Jan 14, 2002 6:30 pm
7264
The number of farmers quitting in Mississippi is more than I have heard in a long time. Many are farmers considered to be leaders in agriculture and will be...
Sledge Taylor
sledget@...
Jan 14, 2002 8:41 pm
7265
It is common knowledge in MS that one 10,000+ acre grower is not intending to plant cotton in 2002. (North Delta) Rumors of others are floating about. Phil...
Phil McKibben
fline@...
Jan 14, 2002 10:56 pm
7266
What's everyone's feelings on plantings for 2002 in their areas? I think that acreage in Tennessee will be between 550,000 and 625,000 acres in 2002. I don't...
Jim Nunn
nunncotn@...
Jan 14, 2002 11:44 pm
7267
Jim, Cotton acreage in our area of north Miss. will be about the same as 2001 I think. We missed some of the early fall rains and made an excellent crop. I...
Sledge Taylor
sledget@...
Jan 15, 2002 1:47 am
7268
Down here, 2002 will be very interesting. The peanut situation is very uncertain, and could affect cotton acres up or down. Georgia's cotton acres were as...
Carl and Sheila Hobbs
chobbs@...
Jan 15, 2002 10:14 am
7269
In the upper Gulf Coast of Texas...things look poor for cotton acreage. Some acreage received up to 30 inches of rain at harvest and many growers are still...
Daniel Mascheck
mascheck@...
Jan 15, 2002 12:25 pm
7270
... I once heard one BWEP official comment that the fastest way to eradication would be for a zone not to plant cotton for one year.... Victims of such a plan...
Carl and Sheila Hobbs
chobbs@...
Jan 15, 2002 12:29 pm
7271
Acreage in Georgia could be down maybe 100-150,000 acres. That's my opinion and it's worth about what you pay for it. I think it hinges on how Ga farmers...
Don Shurley
donshur@...
Jan 15, 2002 10:13 pm
7272
Down in the lower Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico, many are saying that they are locked into similar cotton acreage this year, but more is switching from the...
Denise McWilliams
dmcwill@...
Jan 15, 2002 10:38 pm
7273
Wondering if anyone had any experience with cotton seed meal diets and mixtures for cattle. Looking for comparisons of weight gain, fat content, etc. Mixtures...
Mark Marion
mmarion@...
Jan 21, 2002 12:25 am
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Mark, It's a great feed. Are you feeding it in the feedlot or feeding to cows? Normally you just use it to meet the protein requirements of the animal and make...
Gordon Couger
gcouger@...
Jan 21, 2002 1:22 am
7275
Hello Gordon. Looking for ways to increase grazing capacity on limited pasture, don't even know if this is a realistic approach or not. Also, would like to...
Mark Marion
mmarion@...
Jan 21, 2002 2:40 am
7276
Hi Mark, That seems to ring a bell on the bull. It's been a long time since I took nutrition. High oil rations are not without danger. A couple of pounds of ...
Gordon Couger
gcouger@...
Jan 21, 2002 4:19 am
7277
Here's the spin on the Farm Bill from Senator Richard Lugar (R-Indiana). Of course, he's not making his living from agriculture... Looks to me like he's trying...
Jim Nunn
nunncotn@...
Jan 21, 2002 11:11 pm
7278
... That's like choosing between a headache and an upset stomach. - B.B. Bean bbbean@... Bean & Bean Cotton Co...
Barry B. Bean
bbbean@...
Jan 22, 2002 8:59 pm
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Land Rich in Subsidies, and Poor in Much Else January 22, 2002 By ELIZABETH BECKER STUTTGART, Ark. - From a distance, the rice capital of America resembles a...
Jim Nunn
nunncotn@...
Jan 22, 2002 9:40 pm
7280
Farmer, cotton gin go bankrupt Owners of affected companies search for property buyers. By Dennis Pollock The Fresno Bee (Published Thursday, January, 24, 2002...
Well, that was a useful message!! What do I need to do to decode it? Is it UUencoded or something like that? ... ........... <and on and on and on like this>...
Anton Doroszenko ,Con...
A.DOROSZENKO@...
Jan 29, 2002 3:42 pm
7283
it probably has something to do with that virus that is going around. i wonder if everybody in that persons address book got that message....
