After having to switch to a virtual format one year ago, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System crops team will once again host an in-person Cotton and Soybean Scouting Short Course. The 62nd annual scouting school will be hosted in...
The rain just keeps coming for farmers in Louisiana this spring. Planting for cotton is significantly behind, and the deadline for crop insurance is rapidly approaching. Louisiana State University AgCenter reporter Craig Gautreaux has this report.
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Because it is the first crop planted starting in March, Mississippi corn is in much better shape than other row crops struggling with the challenges of wet, cool weather.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released estimates May 16 that indicate...
• By Fred Miller •
Joseph Batta-Mpouma and Gurshagan Kandhola found a tiny solution to a big problem.
Batta-Mpouma says up to 70 million pounds of herbicides are lost to the environment each year in the United States, according to Environmental...
David Blakemore, an innovative Missouri ginner who has provided outstanding service and leadership to the U.S. cotton industry, is the 2020 Horace Hayden National Cotton Ginner of the Year. He was recognized at the National Cotton Ginners Association’s recent...
American Vanguard Corp.'s principal operating subsidiary, Amvac Chemical Corp., has entered into agreements with Syngenta Crop Protection LLC to acquire rights to Envoke herbicide. The acquisition includes end-use product registrations and trademarks for the herbicide in the United States.
Envoke...
The University of Georgia will hold insect scouting schools on June 7 in Tifton and June 15 in Midville, Georgia.
Crops to be covered include cotton, peanuts, and soybean. These programs offer basic information on insect pest identification and damage,...
A new online resource is helping agricultural producers find technologies to improve water conservation on irrigated land.
The Mississippi State University Extension Service is among four land-grant universities collaborating on the webpage, which is available at https://surfaceirrigation.extension.msstate.edu. The page hosts...
The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will host the annual Weed Tour on Wednesday, June 16, at the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center. The guided tour will feature 60 weed management research tests in corn, soybean and...
• By Mary Hightower •
Too many wet days have compressed the planting window for cotton growers into a series of short and irregular days in the field, with farmers looking at ways to manage short-season cotton.
The good news is,...
• By Mary Hightower •
May’s dark parade of rain has provided frustration aplenty for Arkansas farmers trying to get a crop in the ground, however, “this past week could’ve been much worse,” said Jarrod Hardke, Extension rice agronomist for...
Each year, American farmers raise billions of chickens, more than enough for a “chicken for every pot,” as Herbert Hoover’s campaign once promised.
But all those birds mean a lot of something else: manure. Poultry litter is the mix of...
Excessive rainfall in parts of Oklahoma may have caused fertilizer to leech from some producers’ crops, underscoring the need to get out into the field and evaluate plant needs, an Oklahoma State University Extension specialist said.
“Adding to the issue...
A new, secondary market for farmers is on the rise as a carbon commodity market gains traction in the Midwest. In addition to marketing cash crops, producers may have an opportunity to sell carbon stored in the soil on...
Each year, The Fertilizer Institute recognizes 4R Advocates, five pairs of retailers and farmers who are making 4R Nutrient Stewardship a priority in their operations. These partners get it, 4R Farming makes sense economically and environmentally. And that's why...
