http://southwestfarmpress.com/ en-us This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. http://southwestfarmpress.com/peanuts/shook-ppa-winner-0703 Weldon Shook has always wanted to farm. He grew up on a farm near Seagraves, Texas, and told his dad early on that he wanted to pursue that career. peanuts Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:04:00 EDT http://southwestfarmpress.com/grains/sorghum-conference-0703 Two days of informative meetings and field tours are planned for the Great Plains Sorghum Conference and Sorghum Improvement Conference of North America, to be held Aug. 11-12 in the Amarillo area. grains Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:02:00 EDT http://southwestfarmpress.com/news/conservation-boost-0703 “The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 could be the most sweeping conservation legislation enacted in the 21st century," says Jon Scholl, president of American Farmland Trust. news Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EDT http://southwestfarmpress.com/peanuts/peanut-profitability-0702 This past year was probably the most interesting year growers have seen in the history of peanut production, says Marshall Lamb, research director for the National Peanut Research Laboratory in Dawson, Ga., and advisor for the Farm Press Peanut Profitability Awards. peanuts Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:47:00 EDT http://southwestfarmpress.com/news/herbicides-weeds-0702 It may not always pay for ranchers to use herbicides to kill exotic invasive weeds such as leafy spurge, according to a 16-year study by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and colleagues. news Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:37:00 EDT