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DOANE: Cotton Comment

Closing Livestock: Lean Hog Rebound by Triple Digits 2-8

Closing Cotton: Cotton Surges Almost Limit, Finishes Strong 2-8

Closing Grain: Short-Covering Rally 2-8

Linn Corn Commentary: Market Opened Higher 2-8

Linn Wheat Commentary: Grain Prices Seem to be Stabilizing 2-8

Linn Soybean Commentary: Soybeans Were Higher 2-8

U.S. Stock Market News 2-8

Midday Livestock: Lean Hogs Post Strong Gains 2-8

Midday Grain: Higher 2-8

Opening Cotton: Bounces On Outside Influences 2-8

USDA National Weekly Rice Summary 2-8

Opening Grains: Post Solid Rallies During Overnight Session 2-8

Opening Livestock: Live and Feeder Futures Should Open Moderately Higher 2-8

K. Good's Farm Policy: Budget Issues; Ag Economy; Climate Change; Trade 2-8

Almond Crop In California Moving Toward Bloom - How Fast? 2-7

Diesel And Gasoline Prices Drop For Third Straight Week 2-5

Cotton For 2010 Could Hit 10.1 Million Acres: NCC Survey 2-5

Kentucky: Producers Can Manage Genetic Defects in Cattle 2-5

Closing Rice: Futures Down Again 2-5

Crop Insurance: A Vital Marketing Tool 2-5

Upgrading China Soy Logistics 2-5

Newsom on the Market 2-5

USDA National Weekly Cotton Summary 2-5

Virginia Cotton: Variety Report Card 2-5

USDA National Weekly Grain Summary 2-5

New RFS Draws Mixed Reviews 2-4

Sanow's Market Sense 2-4

Digging Through the Marketing Toolbox 2-4

Louisiana: Annual Crops Symptomology Symposium - Focus on Cotton and Rice 2-4

Kentucky: UK Researcher on Ground Floor of Biofuels Study 2-4

Louisiana: AgFax.com Editor Among Speakers at Louisiana Ag Tech, Management Conference 2-3

Fruit and Vegetables from STAT

Grain Futures Newswire

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Texas "Selecting, Developing and Working a Marketing Plan," Feb. 8-9, 8:30 am, Texas AgriLife REC, Amarillo

Regional Cotton Production Meeting, Feb 9, 6 pm, Stagecoach Cafe, Stockton, Alabama.

Louisiana: St. Martin Rice Production Meeting, Feb. 9, 6 pm, St. Martin Extension Office, Breaux Bridge.

Private Applicator Training, Feb. 9, 6 pm, Winona Extension Office, Winona, Mississippi

Texas Llano Estacado Corn Conference, Feb. 9, Castro County Exposition Building, Dimmitt, Castro County, 806-647-4115 (continuing ed).

Texas: Blackland Income Growth Conference, Feb. 9-10, Heart of Texas Fair Complex, Waco.

Iowa Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management Short Course, Feb. 9-10, Knapp-Storms Dining Complex, Iowa State University campus, Ames.

"What to Plant in 2010 for the Most Profit Potential", February 11, Coffee County Extension Office, Douglas, Georgia.

Texas Southwest Farm and Ranch Classic, Feb. 9-11, Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, Lubbock.

Parmer County Cottonseed Variety Meeting,9 a.m.-12.00p.m. Feb. 10 in the Farwell Community Center.

Louisiana Agricultural Technology & Management Conference, Feb. 10-12, SAI Convention Centre, Alexandria.

Texas South Plains Ag Conference, Feb. 10, Brownfield, Terry County, 806-637-4060, (continuing ed).

Texas Cottonseed Variety Meeting, Feb. 10, Farwell, Parmer County at 806-481-3619, (continuing ed).

Vermilion Parish Rice Growers Meeting, Feb. 10, 7 pm, Hebert's Steakhouse in Nunez.

Georgia Crop Marketing Meeting, Feb. 11, 6:30 pm, "What to Plant in 2010 for the Most Profit Potential", Coffee County Extension Office, Douglas.

Cotton Marketing Network Teleconference, Feb. 11.

Cotton Production Seminar and Discussion, Feb. 11 Vaiden Library, Vaiden, Mississippi.

Texas Cotton Production Meeting, Feb. 11, Lamesa, Dawson County, 806-872-3444, (continuing ed).

Tennessee 2010 Cotton Focus Meeting, Feb. 11, 8 am, West Tenn. REC, Jackson.

Louisiana: 75th Annual Livestock Show Feb. 13-20. Lamar-Dixon Expo Center, Gonzales.

Mississippi Crop College/Joint Pest Conference, Feb. 16-18, Delta REC, Stoneville.

Arkansas: Commercial Tree, Fruit Workshop, Feb. 16. Natural Resources Center, Conway.

Georgia: Southern Green for Professional Landscapers, Feb. 16, 8 am, Albany Technical College, Albany.

Cotton Price Risk Management Seminar, Feb. 17, 8:30 am, The Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tenn., Sponsored by Cotton Incorporated.

Louisiana Ag Industries Association Annual Meeting, Feb 18-19, 9:30 am, Paragon Casino, Marksville.

RTWG (Rice Technical Working Group) 33rd Conference, Feb. 22-25, Biloxi, MS.

Texas Cotton Production Meeting, Feb. 22, Tahoka, Lynn County, 806-561-4562, (continuing ed).

Texas Cotton Variety Selection, Cotton Outlook and Fertilizer Management, Feb. 23, Brownfield, Terry County, 806-637-4060, (continuing ed). 

Texas Farm, Ranch, Wildlife Expo, Feb. 23-24, 10 am, Taylor County Expo Center, 1700 state Highway 36, Abilene.

Private Applicator Training, Carrollton Extension Office, February 25, Carrollton, Mississippi.

Louisiana: Greenhouse Tomato Seminar, Feb. 26, 1 pm, Call 318-741-7430 to register, Bossier City.

Mid-South Farm And Gin Show, Feb. 26-27, Memphis.

Louisiana Advanced Entomology Training, March 1, 8:30 am, LSU Ag Center, Acadia Parish Extension Office, Crowley.

Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Outreach Sessions, March 1-19.

Louisiana Mid-South Agricultural Labor Seminar, March 2, 7:10 am, The Holiday Inn, Lafayette, Agenda, Registration Form.

Virginia “Agricultural Trade: From Farm, to Port, to the Global Marketplace” Workshop, March 3-4, Sheraton Waterside, Norfolk.

Mississippi: Greenhouse Tomato Short Course Scheduled for Growers, March 9-10, Paid registration required, Eagle Ridge Conference Center, Hinds Community College, Raymond.

Mississippi: High Tunnel Field Day for Fruit, Veg and Cut Flower Professional Growers March 11, Paid registration required, MSU Truck Crops Experiment Station, Crystal Springs.

Mississippi: Women in Agriculture Conference, March 11-12, Bost Extension Center, MSU campus.

Tennessee: 26th Milan No-Till Crop Production Field Day, July 22, tennu@bellsouth.net

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Louisiana:

Pecan harvest delayed by weather,
but crop should be plentiful

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Shreveport, Louisiana (November 20, 2009) – Rain has delayed the pecan harvest across the state by two to three weeks, but plenty of the crop should be available for the holiday season.

Observers expect this year’s pecan harvest to total about eight million pounds, which Dr. Randy Sanderlin, coordinator of the LSU AgCenter Pecan Research and Extension Station in Shreveport, calls an average crop. He said north Louisiana had a large crop, but south Louisiana numbers are still down because of the 2008 hurricanes. 

Louisiana harvested 4.4 million pounds of pecans in 2008, which was nearly 10 million pounds below the state average of 14 million pounds, Sanderlin said. Pecans are grown in 39 parishes.

Dr. David Boethel, LSU AgCenter vice chancellor for research, says scientists at the pecan station have made “significant contributions to maintaining the sustainability and profitability of a national industry that is worth $300 million annually.”

Sanderlin said shellers predict about a $300 million value this year.

“A lot of the pecans are still on the trees,” Sanderlin said. “That is a good thing – they survived. But there may be a little loss from pecans floating in water for too long.” 

The quality cannot be fully determined until the pecans go through a drying, curing and cleaning process, he said. No new insects or diseases threatened the crop this year. 

The LSU AgCenter pecan research program, in existence since 1930, focuses on plant pathology, entomology and horticultural projects associated with commercial pecan production.  

The pecan station is now selling pecans grown there. Several varieties are available at $1.75 to $3.75 per pound and can be cracked for an additional 50 cents per pound.  

This year’s nuts didn’t fill out as well as they normally do because of a lack of sunshine to fill them out in October, and prices have been adjusted accordingly, Sanderlin said.

“The kernels are about 10 percent underweight but still have good flavor,” he said.

The station has established a 20-pound limit on the varieties Desirable and Schley.

Sales hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The station is located about four miles south of the Shreveport city limits off of Louisiana Highway 1.