Sunbelt Ag News

5 Mosquito Tips You May Not Know6-19

Southwest Cotton – Welcome Rain in Some Areas; Bollworm Watch Starts – AgFax6-19

Midsouth Cotton: Miticide Slippage Noted; Plant Bug Treatments Starting – AgFax6-19

DTN Cotton Open: Mostly Lower Within Tight Ranges6-19

DTN Livestock Open: Hog Contracts Staged for Firm Start6-19

Mississippi: Field Day Scheduled July 11 in Pontotoc6-19

DTN Grain Open: Mixed in Quiet Overnight Trade6-19

Keith Good: House Farm Bill Discussion Begins; 103 Amendments in Order6-19

Southeast Cotton: Thrips Fading, Sort Of, Replacements Ready – AgFax6-18

Grain TV: Strong Basis Levels and Argentina Strike Bolster Corn6-18

Welch on Wheat: Crop Condition Continues Decline6-18

Welch on Grain: Nearly 5M Acres of Corn Unplanted6-18

House Ag Chair Speaks in Favor of Farm Bill6-18

Doane Cotton Close: Sharp Sell-Off Continues, Drags Along New Crop6-18

DTN Livestock Close: Futures End Mixed6-18

Fungicide Resistance: Factors that Enhance Risk6-18

Illinois: Agronomy Day, Urbana, Aug. 156-18

AFB Grain-Soybean Close: Modest Across the Board Gains6-18

AFB Cotton Close: Market Suffers Heavy Losses6-18

AFB Rice Close: Modest New Crop Gains6-18

USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices6-18

Prevented Planting Payments Vs. Planting Soybeans6-18

DTN Cotton Close: Futures Lower on Follow-Through Selling6-18

AgFax Rice Review: Growers Facing Weather Challenges; Thailand Rice Subsidies Sparking Heated Opposition6-18

DTN Grain Close: December Corn Climbs Higher On Acreage Uncertainty6-18

Farmers Learn to Roll with the Punches6-18

DTN Fertilizer Trends: Retail Prices Hold Steady6-18

DTN Livestock Midday: Futures Mixed to Mostly Higher6-18

Rice Blast Research Reveals Details on How Fungus Invades Plants6-18

DTN Grain Midday: Soybeans Lead Trade Higher6-18

Louisiana Cotton: State’s Acreage of 125,000 Lowest in History6-18

Ask the Taxman: Accelerating Seller-Financed Land Contracts6-18

Monsanto Gains Chinese Nod For Insect-Resistant Soybeans Planned For South America6-18

USDA Crop Progress: Soybean Planting Reaches 85%, Wheat Harvest 11% Complete6-17

Transatlantic Trade: New Partnership Between U.S. And European Union6-17

Crop Progress: Rice Emergence Nearly 100%6-17

Lousiana: Rice Plants Are Short For Their Age6-17

Honey Bee Colony Survival Hinges on Genetic Diversity, Research Finds6-17

Good on Grain: USDA Stocks, Acreage Reports May Hold Big Surprises6-17

Evaluating Nitrogen Needs in Corn6-17

USDA Update on GMO Wheat Investigation: So Far an Isolated Incident6-17

Ammonium Nitrate Stockpiles Widespread, Investigation Reveals6-17

Georgia Tobacco Acres Continue to Decline6-15

Rice Market: Southern Crop Will Undoubtably be Smaller6-14

Wheat Price Highlights: Futures Down on Harvest Pressure6-14

Herbicide Symptoms of Injury After Excess Rains6-14

USDA Cotton Outlook: Domestic Production Lowered6-14

USDA Wheat Outlook: Ending Stocks Drop on Increased Exports6-14

USDA: U.S. Rice Exports Are Projected To Decline 9 Percent6-14

USDA Soybean Outlook: Strong Meal Prices Buoy Processors6-14

The Profitability of Ethanol Production6-14

Shurley On Cotton: Big Gains For The Market This Week6-14

Corn Season Makes Pork Producers Nervous6-14

The Relationship Between Salary And Family Farms6-14

Extension Specialist: Livestock Stewardship6-14

USDA: Peanut Price Highlights6-14

Weekly Cotton Market Review6-14

Cleveland on Cotton: Bullish Days Follow USDA Report6-14

Analysis: Court Ruling for Monsanto Not Surprising Given the Specifics6-14

Georgia: Sunbelt Expo Field Day Slated July 11 in Moultrie6-14

Indiana: Hold Off on Expanding Hog Operations, Economist Says6-14

Peanuts: Thrips Easing In SW; Rain Needed For SW Crop – AgFax6-14

Sunbelt Ag Events

• Louisiana: Crop Production Field Day, St. Joseph, June 19
• Tennessee: UT Weed Tour, Jackson, June 20
• Louisiana: Rice Station Field Day, Crowley, June 26
• Arkansas: UAPB Agriculture Field Day, Pine Bluff, June 27
• Texas: Livestock and Range Conference, Big Spring, June 27
• Indiana: Top Farmer Crop Workshop, West Lafayette, July 8-10
• Florida: Field Corn Variety Tour, Jay, July 8
• Georgia: Sunbelt Expo Field Day, Moultrie, July 11
• Mississippi: Field Day, Pontotoc, July 11
• Southern Peanut Growers Conference, Panama City Beach, July 18-20
• Cattle Trails Wheat and Stocker Cattle Conference, Lawton, Okla., Aug. 13
• Illinois: Agronomy Day, Urbana, Aug. 15
• International Cotton Advisory Committee Plenary Meeting, Cartagena, Columbia, Sept. 29-Oct. 4
• 25th Annual Texas Plant Protection Conference, December 10 - 11, 2013, Brazos Center, Bryan, Texas.

 

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