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Worth Downloading (Date indicates when posted) Updated: July 03, 2009 06:35 PM (ET) ALABAMA: Pest Alert For Alabama Peanuts And Vegetables, 7-1. Trap reports and field observations._ SW Alabama On The Farm Newsletter, 6-30, Upcoming events; soybean rust successfully overwintered._ ARKANSAS: Arkansas Soybean Notes, 6-30, No Soybean Rust; Cash Market Prices._ Arkansas Acreage and Stocks Report, 6-30, from USDA._ Arkansas Crop Report, 6-29._ Sponsored Link: 2009 Midsouth rice crop significantly delayed by spring rain; sheath blight - what to do on hybrid rice?; midseason and late boot nitrogen applications; more field day events, customized to your needs; application reminder on Beyond™ timing. Sponsored Link:
FLORIDA: Florida Crop Report, 6-29._ GEORGIA: Georgia Seminole Crop E News, 7-2, Some rain this week was a help and a blessing; Fungicide Programs for Peanut Disease._ Georgia Acreage and Stocks Report, 6-30, from USDA._ Georgia Crop Report, 6-29._ Georgia Cotton Marketing News, 6-29, “Correction” due to uncertainty creeping into US and global economic recovery picture._ ILLINOIS: Illinois Pest Management & Crop Development, 7-1, Yellow Soybeans in High pH Soils: Sign of Mn Deficiency._ Corn Acreage Jumps, Stocks Are Large, 6-30, D. Good Marketing Outlook._ INDIANA: Indiana Pest and Crop Newsletter, 7-2, Western Bean Cutworm Season Begins; How Long Have We Had These Problem Weeds?_ Kansas: Kansas Crop Report, 6-29._ KENTUCKY:
Kentucky Pest News, 7-1, Soybean Aphid Making an Appearance - But Not In Kentucky._ Kentucky Crop Report, 6-29._ LOUISIANA: Louisiana Wheat Production Guidelines for 2009-2010, 7-2._ Louisiana Cotton Bulletin, 6-30, Improving the Efficiency of Cotton Irrigation._ Louisiana Acreage and Stocks Report, 6-30, from USDA._ Louisiana Crop Report, 6-29._ Ag Report (E-Central La.), 6-28. Rain favors some but not all; limited fungicides on beans; stink bug numbers jump sharply; aphid treatments in cotton, mites increasing; corn harvest maybe 2 weeks off._ Missouri: Missouri Crop Report, 6-29._ MISSISSIPPI: Mississippi Crop Situation, 7-2, Keep scouting rice for diseases, insects; foliar diseases in cotton; bean leaf beetle efficacy trial results._ Mississippi Commodity Market Update, 7-1, USDA Acreage Report._ Mississippi Crop Report, 6-29._ Mississippi Field Notes (Central Miss), 6-29, Drought threatens farmers' survival._
Nebraska: Nebraska Crop Watch, 7-1, It is Time to Scout for Soybean Aphids._ Nebraska Crop Watch, 6-30, Timing of Post-Emergence Weed Control in Soybean._ NORTH CAROLINA: North Carolina Pest News, 7-2, Spider Mites on Cotton; Plant Bugs on Cotton._ OHIO: Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter, 6-30, Harvest aids for wheat; root lodged corn recovery; foliar diseases in soybean; cephalosporium strip of wheat; soybean aphid update; first western bean cutworm._ oklahoma: Oklahoma Crop Report, 6-29._ PENNSYLVANIA: Pennsylvania Field Crop News, 6-30, Soybean Aphids Found; Soybeans Harvested; Farming Soybeans the “Ugly Way”._ SOUTH CAROLINA: South Carolina Cotton & Soybean Insect Report, 7-2, It is getting very dry._ South Carolina Crop Report, 6-29._ TENNESSEE: The looming food crisis?, 7-2, D. Ray, UTenn Agricultural Policy Analysis Center._ Tennessee IPM Newsletter, 7-2, Glyphosate-Resistant Palmer Amaranth Rescue Treatments in Soybeans and Cotton._ Tennessee Acreage and Stocks Report, 6-30, from USDA._ Tennessee Crop Report, 6-29._ Tennessee Market Highlights, 6-26, Crop market comments by Chuck Danehower; Livestock comments by Emmit L. Rawls._ TEXAS: Texas Crop, Weather, 7-1, Drought severely stressing crops, livestock, agricultural producers and rural communities._ Texas Acreage and Stocks Report, 6-30, from USDA._ Texas Rice Newsletter, 6-29, Response of Rice and Other Crops to Global Warming; Rice Breeding Program Based on Phenotype._ Texas Crop Report, 6-29._ Texas FOCUS on South Plains Agriculture, 6-29, Thrips quiet; early season management in late cotton; fusarium wilt._ VIRGINIA: Virginia Ag Pest Advisory, 7-3, Peanut insect pest update, potato leafhoppers on the move; Cotton insect pest update._ Virginia Acreage and Stocks Report, 6-30, from USDA._ Virginia Weekly Roberts Agricultural Commodity Market Report, 6-30, Good growing weather, lower-than-expected exports, and large speculators backing off bullish positions pressured corn prices._ Virginia Crop Report, 6-29._ Virginia Soybean Update, June. Timely weed control should be a priority; common seedling diseases; soybean insects._ RELATED MATERIAL: U.S. Grains Council Global Update, 7-2, USDA Export Credit Program for U.S. Grain Purchases; second largest corn planting acreage since 1946, after 2007._ USA Rice Federation Daily, 7-2, Texas A & M Hosts Rice Field Day; Weekly Rice Exports Reach Marketing Year High, Sales Increase._ The Rice Advocate, 7-2, USRPA Looks for New Markets in Middle East; Food Safety, Climate Change Legislation Loom Over Production Agriculture._ Riceland Daily Market Review, 7-2. _ Arkansas Farm Bureau Market Report, 7-2, Covers Major Commodities._ USDA Grain Transportation Report, 7-2, Large Corn Crop Planted, Record Soybean Acreage Reported; Ship Owners Ask for Extension of Panama Canal Rate Cuts; Canal Expansion Progresses._ USDA Peanut Prices, 7-2._ USDA Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin, 6-30._ USDA Acreage, 6-30._ USDA Grain Stocks, 6-30._ USDA Rice Stocks, 6-30._ USDA Agricultural Price, 6-29._ USDA Crop Progress, 6-29._ | |||
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