• By Steve M. Brown •
Gov. Kay Ivey signed Senate Bill 173, sponsored by Sen. Larry Stutts, into law in early May. The bill — assigned Act No. 2021-321 — requires agricultural limestone products to be labelled with their...
From computer programs that regulate moisture sensors to smartphone apps that allow growers to monitor market data, most facets of agriculture continue their shift to digital platforms. This transition makes reliable internet access no longer a luxury, but a...
The Environmental Protection Agency has registered AZterknot fungicide from Vive Crop Protection for use on a wide array of crops, including corn, cotton, peanuts, rice and soybeans.
It is a premix of a traditional strobilurin fungicide, azoxystrobin, and a biological,...
• By Steve M. Brown •
A question I've received involves seed delivery and timeliness of that delivery. 2021 has provided a strange start. We’ve never experienced such a delay in getting planting seed to the farm.
It was mildly frustrating...
High-quality fertilizer; low-quality smell.
Broiler litter is a common fertilizer in row crop operations with a well-known foul odor. As one of the largest broiler producing states, this readily-available fertilizer is a carbon-rich and slow-release nutrient source for Alabama farmers.
The...
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Cotton is like a wild ride you must manage intensely all season long. In the end, if you take care of it, it will take care of you. Cotton is one of...
Help us by participating in an irrigation survey.
The questions in this survey are only about furrow- or flood-irrigated croplands.
Flood-irrigated croplands still play an important role in supplying food, feed and fiber demands in the United States but have received...
Software Tells Farmers Precisely Where Conservation Will Make Them Money
• By Vanessa Beeson •
Two Mississippi State researchers and pioneers in the growing field of economically targeted conservation are showing farmers that making money off their land can be feasible...
San Joaquin Valley growers are again in the unfortunate position of having to deal with the after-effects of below-normal rainfall and a reduced snowpack. We already know of many planned reductions in irrigation district water allocations that may impact...
Texas cotton producers could have a tough year due to drought, but good prices are likely to soften the blow, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.
Drought and good prices will influence the final total acres of...
As ginners, we typically focus our attention on the gin season. We have seasonal labor that may be new or returning. We must train them and get them oriented to working long hours and around equipment they aren’t familiar...
FMC’s Vantacor Formulation Replaces Prevathon For Residual Worm Control
In 2021, FMC launched Vantacor Insect Control powered by Rynaxypyr active for long-lasting residual control of lepidopteran pests. This is the same active found in Prevathon insecticide.
Vantacor contains a high concentration...
Sports is a competitive environment. Before a big game, the TV announcers typically spend at least an hour or so on air speculating which team will win. Somewhere in the dialogue, they’ve been known to say, “It depends on...
Cotton Council International, the National Cotton Council’s export promotion arm, continues to vigorously advance U.S. cotton as the “The Cotton The World Trusts.”
■ What is CCI’s overall mission?
Operating in more than 50 countries under its COTTON USA™ trademark, CCI...
One of my most prized photos shows my father squatting in the middle of a cotton field with 5-inch-high plants on both sides of him. Some rows have grass under the cotton; several rows do not.
It was his first...
