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DOANE: Cotton Comment

Closing Livestock: Pork Complex Sinks Thanks To Defensive Fundamentals 3-11

Closing Rice: Continued Free Fall, USDA lowered long grain exports 3-11

Closing Grain: Soybeans Sink on Bearish Export News 3-11

Closing Cotton: Skids To Lowest Close Since Feb. 18  3-11

U.S. Stock Market News 3-11

Arkansas: New Rice Variety Roy J Stands Tall,Yields High 3-11

AgFax Blog: Monsanto Breaks Ground For Mississippi Corn Research Center. More Bad News For The Delta. 3-11

Midday Livestock: Sluggish Trade 3-11

Linn Soybean Commentary: Rally After USDA Crop Report 3-11

Linn Corn Commentary: Bears are in Control 3-11

Linn Wheat Commentary: Export Sales Near High of Estimate Range 3-11

Midday Grain:  Beans are sharply lower 3-11

Opening Cotton: Under Pressure Near Midrange  3-11

Opening Grains: Mostly Lower Overnight 3-11

Opening Livestock: Anticipated to Open Mixed 3-11

K. Good's Farm Policy: Jobs Bill; Insurance- SURE; Competition; Climate; and Trade 3-11

US Corn Prices May Find Support 3-10

Projected Economic Turnaround Fuels Recovery in Commodity Prices, According to 2010 FAPRI Outlook 3-10

Diesel, gasoline prices up yet another week 3-10

Hurricanes: AccuWeather Calls For More Active 2010 Season 3-10

Seed Trait Battles Raise Eyebrows 3-10

Fertilizer Outlook 3-10

Kentucky: Control Volunteer Corn Early to Prevent Problems in Fields 3-10

Kentucky: UK Entomologists to Look for New Stink Bugs 3-10

For Argument's Sake: Changing Pricing Dynamics Between Gasoline and Ethanol 3-9

Get More Coverage for the Money: 2010 Crop Insurance Decisions 3-9

Retail Fertilizer Trends 3-9

Georgia: Need Commercial Pesticide Credits? Here's The Place 3-9

Mississippi: New Corn Breeding Facility Coming 3-9

Monsanto says Bollgard Bt toxin resistance confirmed in pink bollworms in India 3-9

AgFax Blog: Corn Planting Starts In Louisiana - Ready Or Not 3-9

AgFax Blog: With More Cotton, Will Used Picker Prices Increase? 3-9

Ohio: Take Steps to Reduce Compaction Before Spring Planting 3-9

Indiana: Purdue Web Site Helps Farmers Manage Corn Mold Issues 3-9

Crude oil and gasoline prices inching up again 3-9

Vietnam: Sluggish rice trade dampens local price 3-9

Cotton: Brazil Intends $591 Million Retaliation for U.S. Cotton Export Subsidies 3-8

Southern Grain: Don't Expect Long Elevator Lines When Wheat Harvest Starts 3-9

California Almonds: Wet weather pushes more growers toward third fungicide 3-9

Deaths Related to Grain Handling Continue to Increase 3-8

Personalize Crop Insurance Decisions 3-8

Georgia, Mississippi,Texas Included in 18 State Rural Broadband Project 3-8

Virginia Cotton: March Cotton Update 3-8

USDA National Weekly Rice Summary 3-8

Arkansas: UA Weed Scientist Receives National Award 3-8

Upcoming Events:

(FD: field day; SS: scout schools)

Alabama: Row Crop Insect Management for Maximum Profit, March 18, 9 am, David’s Catfish House, Atmore.

Georgia: Cotton Production Meeting, March 22, 7 pm, Coffee County Extension office, Douglas.

Florida: Beef Production Workshop, March 24, 11:30 am, Miami Community Center, Miami.

Georgia: Commercial Pesticide Credit Meeting, March 26, 8:30 am, Coffee County Extension office, Douglas.

Arkansas: Ozark Food Processors Association Convention and Exposition, April 6-7, Springdale.

Mississippi: Magnolia Beef and Poultry Expo, April 8, Smith County Agricultural Complex, Raleigh.

Pennsylvania Agronomy Scout School, April 10, Penn State Campus.

Texas: Predator Workshop, April 13, 8 am, Edward County 4-H Barns, Rocketsprings.

Texas Urban Ranchers and Small Acreage Short Course, April 15, 6:30 pm, AgriLife Extension office, Canyon.

Texas Brush Control Workshop, April 20, 8 am, Edwards County Annex Building, Edwards County.

Texas Urban Ranchers and Small Acreage Short Course, May 20, 6:30 pm, AgriLife Extension office, Canyon.

Texas Urban Ranchers and Small Acreage Short Course, June 17, 6:30 pm, AgriLife Extension office, Canyon.

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

North Carolina 2010 Cotton Field Day, Sept. 16, Gary Respess Farm, Beaufort County.

To list an event, contact Owen Taylor
 

 

Mississippi

Greenhouse Tomato Short Course Scheduled for Growers, March 9-10

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Linda Breazeale

MISSISSIPPI STATE, Mississippi (January 28, 2010) – Greenhouse tomato growers and people with an interest in this business should mark their calendars for the 20th annual greenhouse tomato short course to be held in Raymond March 9-10.

The intensive, one-of-a-kind short course is dedicated to helping producers of greenhouse tomatoes. Mississippi is home to about 100 growers who produce a $6 million greenhouse tomato crop annually.

Rick Snyder, Mississippi State University professor and vegetable specialist in Crystal Springs, is organizing the short course.

“Growers cannot find this much information about greenhouse tomatoes in any other short course or workshop in the country,” Snyder said. “Because of this, growers come to Mississippi each year from more than 25 states to learn about greenhouse tomato production.”

The 2010 Greenhouse Tomato Short Course will be at the Eagle Ridge Conference Center at Hinds Community College in Raymond. The MSU Extension Service and the Central Mississippi Research and Extension Center in Raymond are sponsoring the course with additional support from the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce Specialty Crops Block Grant Program.

Sessions will take place from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. both days. Topics for discussion include the basics of getting started, developing a business plan, heating and cooling, and controlling insects and diseases. Exhibitors from across the United States and Canada will discuss their products related to the greenhouse tomato business.

Advance registration is $125 and must be received by Feb. 25. This fee includes most meals, coffee breaks, refreshments and handouts. Registration at the door is $150.
For more information and to register online, go to the short course Web site at http://www.greenhousetomatosc.com, contact local county Extension offices or e-mail ricks@ra.msstate.edu. The complete agenda, registration materials, a map and a list of suggested hotels are available online.