Seeking Links Between Tillage, Carbon Sinks, Yield Potential
⋅ BY JOHN LOVETT ⋅
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE
As much as the Mississippi Delta has been farmed, the impact that agronomic practices such as cover crops, carbon sequestration, reduced tillage...
An Industry That Never Stops Spinning
Sometimes it’s easy to lose sight of the forest because all the trees are getting in the way. The same could be said for the complexity of the journey of a cottonseed from pre-emergence...
Clemson Researchers Tweak Cotton Genes To Improve Productivity
⋅ BY A. DENISE ATTAWAY, PH.D. ⋅
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
Clemson University researchers are determining how to develop a higher-yielding, better-quality cotton by altering plant growth habit and form. Led by molecular biologist Sachin Rustgi, they...
Cotton is very susceptible to weed competition in the early season due to cotton’s slow growth habit from emergence to about the 4-node stage. As Mid-South cotton producers move later into the growing season, finding effective ways to manage...
This South Plains Museum Is Adding On Phase III To Bring More People
Into The Agricultural Industry
The FiberMax Center for Discovery located in Lubbock, Texas, serves as an exemplary model for agriculture. Planned in three phases, the Alton Brazell Museum...
California Cotton Farmers Cope With Water From Field To Legislature
⋅ BY BRENDA CAROL ⋅
It would be almost impossible to describe the past six months contrasted to the past four years in California if someone wasn’t living in the middle...
⋅ BY JOHN LOVETT ⋅
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE
Efficient and profitable farming depends on accurate soil testing, but fertilizer recommendations for the same batch of soil differ across the nation. A coordinated effort from researchers across the...
The House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management and Credit held a hearing recently to review producers’ needs for the upcoming Farm Bill.
Among the witnesses was Shawn Holladay, Dawson County producer, Plains Cotton Growers past president and...
How A South Carolina Grower Tackles Nematodes Head On
⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Jason Waltz farms cotton in St. Matthews, South Carolina. He recently worked with Clemson University and Deltapine on a nematode study. In the study, they tested...
Liquid Prep App Aims To Provide Accurate Data, Global Cost-Effectiveness
In a joint effort, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and IBM are working to develop low-cost sensors and a smartphone app, aimed to provide farmers a new tool for making real-time decisions about when...
Understanding The Ramifications On Pesticides Across The Country
⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Figuring out how the Endangered Species Act affects the agricultural industry can be both complex and frustrating. The ESA of 1973 was enacted by Congress under President...
For Dennis Burns, the coordinator of the LSU AgCenter Northeast Research Station, a single photo sums up something he and several colleagues have been studying extensively: the benefits of conservation methods such as planting a cover crop in the...
More Yield With Less Nitrogen Through Fertigation
⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅
SOUTHEAST EDITOR
Besides being a necessary element, water can also be an efficient method for transporting pesticides and nutrients to the crop.
“Fertigation is applying fertilizer to the plant through a...
⋅ BY JOHN LOVETT ⋅
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE
Farmers and agricultural aviators may be able to reduce herbicide drift by making simple adjustments, according to a recently published study.
The study, published in Nature’s “Scientific Reports” journal late...
Despite California Storms, Water Challenges Persist
⋅ BY CHRISTINE SOUZA ⋅
In early March, as still more storms dumped new snow onto California’s burgeoning snowpack, water managers, farmers and environmentalists gathered in Sacramento to discuss long-term challenges to secure a more...
