It’s “everything I could imagine and more!” That’s how Katherine Allen described her first months as a student in a unique graduate certificate program in waterfowl habitat and recreational management.
Allen, who graduated from Louisiana State University in May, is...
• By Jennifer Whitlock •
In recent weeks, farm input costs have soared to record highs, leading farmers and ranchers in the Lone Star State to become increasingly worried.
During an interview with RFD-TV, Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening relayed...
• By Julie Murphree,
Arizona Farm Bureau •
Editor’s note: Here is an excerpt from an interview with Dr. Jeffrey Silvertooth — recently retired director for the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension System and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences associate...
Sample In The Fall For Yield-Robbing Nematodes
It’s not a particularly new story. Almost any farmer will tell you what you already know: Nematodes are yield robbers.
It’s been researched, extensively documented and replicated in experimental trials for decades. It’s been...
After receiving a soil test report, the first thing to check is soil pH, which influences soil nutrient availability. Most nutrients are available at the soil pH of 6.5.
Therefore, soil pH needs to be adjusted to the target pH...
Research Shows Benefits Of Soil Moisture Monitoring Technology.
A Clemson University irrigation specialist has found using soil moisture sensors in fields can increase average net income by almost 20%.
Jose Payero, assistant professor and irrigation specialist housed at the Edisto Research...
Conditions Favorable For Pest Populations To Build
• By Amanda Huber,
Southeast Editor •
Will cotton avoid the march of fall armyworms that lay siege to hayfields, turf crops and vegetables this summer? From Texas to Arkansas and down to Florida, the...
• By Vicky Boyd,
Managing Editor •
Nearly four years in the works, John Deere’s larger and more efficient CP770 picker and CS770 stripper were launched Aug. 2. The company will begin taking orders for the machines in October and anticipates...
As Cotton Prices Rally, Caution Signs Grow On The Road Ahead
• By Yangxuan Liu,
University of Georgia •
Cotton prices surged recently to the lower 90-cents-per-pound range and even reached as high as 97.33 cents per pound for front month...
The Louisiana Master Farmer Program, which began in 2001, is getting a new “toolbox” to help spread the message of conservation and environmental stewardship.
Twenty years ago, the Louisiana State University AgCenter partnered with several agricultural organizations to develop a...
• By Jamie Johansson,
President, California Farm Bureau Federation •
It’s hard to ignore an all-too-common scene looking east to the Sierra, or by stepping outside onto my Butte County farm and into an eerily familiar aromatic smoke. It’s wildfire season,...
• By Adam Russell,
Texas A&M AgriLife •
Out-of-control weeds related to untimely rains since late spring hit Texas producers, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.
Rainy weather across the state created a convergence of problems related to weeds...
By Amanda Huber,
Southeast Editor
Managing the cotton crop in many Southeast fields is presenting a challenge in 2021. Weather conditions shaped a planting window from April to June. Even into midseason, rain has prevented timely spraying and caused waterlogged soils...
Walter Francis Little, Jr., 93, of Germantown, TN, passed away on May 20, 2021. He was the son of the late Walter F. Little, Sr. and Josephine Bailey Little of Leland, MS, and Charleston, SC. He is survived by...
• By Mary Hightower,
U of A System Division of Agriculture •
The July 30 field day at the Judd Hill Foundation will explore various facets of sustainable cotton production, including soil health, water use and greenhouse gas production. On-site registration...
