The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services conducted a cotton seed testing pilot program during the 2020 planting season. The sampling was conducted by seed and fertilizer field staff with testing conducted in the North Carolina Seed...
Growing season is in full swing and farmers must pay close attention to the water needs of several crops at this stage, says a Clemson University specialist.
Michael Plumblee, Clemson Extension precision agriculture specialist who also is an Agronomic Crops...
When a human or an animal gets sick or is stressed, their temperatures can go up. The same is true for plants.
A researcher with Texas Tech's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources is using drones to detect crop...
At the request of Gov. Greg Abbott, a specialized task force led by Texas A&M AgriLife experts is spearheading an initiative to protect Texas citizens, agriculture and honey bees if the “murder hornet,” or Asian giant hornet, arrives in...
• By Carroll Smith,
Editor •
In the midst of the ongoing global pandemic, farmers get up every day and head to the fields to plant their crops. They don’t have the luxury of waiting for the crisis to pass. Farming,...
• By Larry Steckel •
Clearly, after all the struggles in 2019 controlling grass weeds, many are looking to change their weed management program. The most frequent question recently has been on the best preemergent options to more account for...
Excerpt from: Denise Attaway, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Public Service and Agriculture
SANTEE – One thing many farmers know for certain is that nothing is certain right now.
During the South Carolina Cotton Growers Meeting held here...
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works R.D. James recently announced a new definition for "waters of the United States.” With the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, the EPA and the Army...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement, Dec. 19, after the House of Representatives passed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement by a bipartisan vote of 385-41.
“I’ve long said that support for USMCA crosses political parties, the bipartisan passage...
Healthy crops begin with healthy soil and researchers with the Clemson University’s Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program are teaching farmers how they can benefit from keeping their soils fit.
The researchers teamed up with other agricultural professionals and farmers...
• By Tiffany McDowell •
A lawsuit recently filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas challenges the constitutionality of the Texas “Use of Unmanned Aircraft” statute.
Background
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• By Seshadri Ramkumar •
Demand, trade wars and global economic scenarios are all playing their part in the weak cotton market.
About 80 people involved in different aspects of the cotton sector gathered recently in the new building of Lubbock,...
• By Tyson Raper •
I’ve resisted writing this post for 5 years because I think estimating lint yield from boll counts only provides enough insight to differentiate between poor, decent and good cotton. Still, I understand the temptation to...
James Harper from Louisiana State University received the 2018 Foundation for Environmental Agriculture Education $3,000 scholarship. Also known as the Richard Jensen Scholarship, it commemorates one of the early members of the National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants.
Two other...
Cotton Incorporated has named Dr. Gaylon Morgan research director, Agricultural & Environmental Research Division.
In this role, Morgan will focus on weed and weed management research, according to a news release. A recognized expert in this area, he joins the...
