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North Carolina: Will this be a "plant bug year" in cotton? 7-3

Tennessee: Palmer pigweed rescue options in beans, cotton 7-3

Virginia: Corn earworm resistance turning up early 7-3

South Carolina: Watch soybeans for new-comer: redbanded stink bug 7-3

K. Good's Farm Policy: Climate Bill; Farm Bill; Trade Issues; Food Prices; Peanuts; and The Organic Label 7-3

Texas: Mystery insect damaging cotton 7-3

USDA National Weekly Cotton Review 7-2

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Closing Livestock: Cattle Futures Settle Mixed 7-2

U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey 7-2

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Mississippi: Low Cotton Acres Face Summer Heat 7-2

U.S. Stock Market News 7-2

Fuel Prices: Diesel Drops; Have Gasoline Prices Passed This Summer’s Peak? 7-2

Rice: despite heat, disease around in Midsouth - Owen Taylor's RiceFax Report 7-2

Peanut fungicides - better be prepared: Owen Taylor's PeanutFax 7-2

Southern Grain Report From Owen Taylor: Struggling with heat, weeds; soy pests build in places 7-2

Linn Group Corn Commentary: Holiday Weekend Trade 7-2

Twittering from the tractor: smartphones sprout on the farm 7-2

Midday Livestock: Cattle Futures Holding Strong 7-2

Midday Grain: Trade is active and low 7-2

Virginia Cotton: PHEWW - Rain on the Way? 7-2

Aphid Prospects for 2009 7-2

Ask the Taxman by Andy Biebl 7-2

Opening Cotton: Slides As Jobless Rate Rises 7-2

Midsummer Weather Outlook - 4 7-2

Opening Grain: All Expected to Open Lower 7-2

Opening Livestock: Pre-Holiday Meat Futures Expected to Open Mixed 7-2

Linn Soybean Commentary: Higher In July 7-1

Texas: Wheatheart Wheat Conference Scheduled for August 13 in Perryton 7-1

Virginia Cotton: Dry Conditions Dictate Cotton Management 7-1

Newsom on the Market 7-1

Midsummer Weather Outlook - 3 7-1

Owen Taylor's Midsouth Cotton Report: Plant bugs more generalized, aphids mixed, rain needed 7-1

Owen Taylor's Southeast Cotton Report: Pests building a bit, scattered showers but more rain needed 7-1

World Fertilizer Demand Should Resume by Early 2010 6-30

USDA Hikes Corn and Soy Acres 6-30

4% Reduction in U.S. Cotton 6-30

Rice Inventories Down 9% on Year 6-30

Farmers Slash Peanut Area 6-30

U.S. Soybean Stocks Slip 6-30

USDA National Weekly Rice Review 6-29

California Cotton Report from Owen Taylor: Lygus turning up, intense heat takes hold 6-28

California Almond Report from Owen Taylor: hull split approaches and so does intense heat 6-28

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Mississippi Farm Bureau Summer Cotton Commodity Meeting, July 8, 10:00 am, Grenada County Extension Service Auditorium, Grenada.

Mississippi MFBF Region One Young Farmer Leadership Meeting, July 9, 9 am, The Warehouse Restaurant (lunch provided), Cleveland.

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Louisiana Concordia FD Tour, 7-14, contact Glen Daniels – 318-336-5315 or gdaniels@agcenter.lsu.edu.

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Mississippi: Agronomic FD, July 16, Delta REC, Stoneville.

Louisiana Natural Resources Symposium “Bioenergy Opportunities for Louisiana”, July 16-17, Lod Cook Conference Center and Hotel, Baton Rouge.

Mississippi Farm Bureau Summer Rice Grower Meeting, July 17, 10 am, Bolivar County Extension Service Auditorium, Lunch Provided, Cleveland.

Texas Rainwater Harvesting Workshop, July 18, Tom Green County 4-H Center, San Angelo, 325-659-6522.

Louisiana Agritourism Road Show, July 21, 10 am, Red River Research Station, 262 Research Station Drive, Bossier City.

Virginia 1st Annual Methyl Bromide Alternatives FD, July 23, 4 pm, Eastern Shore AREC, Painter.  

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Oklahoma Ag Technology Field Day  July 28, Northwest Tech Center, Fairview.

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Texas Beet Short Course, August 3-5, College Station.

Georgia: Bioenergy Conference, August 11-13, Tifton.

Louisiana Rural Tourism Conference, August 11-15, Paragon Casino Resort, Marksville, Register at http://srdc.msstate.edu/misslou/.

Arkansas: University of Arkansas Rice FD, August 12, Rice Research and Extension Center, Stuttgart.

Texas Wheatheart Wheat Conference, August 13, 8 am, Expo Building, Perryton.

Arkansas Cache River Valley Seed Rice and Soybean Field Day, August 19, Cash.

Florida Peanut FD, August 20, 8 am, call 850-482-9904, Marianna.

Alabama Wiregrass REC All-Crops Field Day, August 21, 8:30 am.

Louisiana Agritourism Road Show, August 20, 1:30 pm, Dean Lee Research Station, 8208 Tom Bowman Drive, Alexandria.

Philippines, World Rice Conference, Oct 27-30, Shangri-la’s Mactan Resort and Spa, Cebu. 

Louisiana Dean Lee Research and Extension FD, August 20.

San Antonio International Farm and Ranch Show, October 8-10, Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio Texas.

Rice Outlook Conference, Dec. 9-11, New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, La. For more information, contact Jeanette Davis, jdavis@usarice.com.

2010 National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 4-7, New Orleans Marriott Hotel and Sheraton New Orleans Hotel.

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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._


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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:

Managing Insects with Late-Planted Corn, 7-3, University of 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._


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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._

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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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