Sunbelt Ag News

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