Sunbelt Ag News

Doane Cotton Close: No New Fundamental News5-24

DTN Livestock Close: Cattle Futures Finish Sharply Higher5-24

Nebraska Facility to Produce Plastic Resin Enhancer from DDG5-24

AFB Grain-Soybean Close: Wheat Down, Corn and Soybeans Mixed5-24

AFB Cotton Close: Old Crop Continues Down, New Crop Firms5-24

AFB Rice Close: Market Continues Upward5-24

Ethanol Groups Promote Role of Biofuels in Climate Change5-24

Louisiana Rice: Unusual and Difficult Year5-24

DTN Cotton Close: Mixed as July Posts Only Loss5-24

Peanut Planting Gains Momentum – AgFax5-24

DTN Grain Close: Another Volatile Day Ahead of Holiday5-24

AgFax Peanut Review: Herbicide, Water Usage Recommendations; Sunland Inc. Back in Business5-24

USDA: Peanut Price Highlights5-24

AgFax Grain Review: Bt Corn Losing Effectiveness; New Drought Tolerant Corn5-24

AgFax Cotton Review: Bearish Run Continues; Global Production Declines5-24

DTN Livestock Midday: Futures Hold Gains in Light Trade5-24

DTN Grain Midday: Mixed to Lower Trade5-24

EPA Biofuel Pathways and Petitions: Failure to Launch?5-24

DTN Cotton Open: Futures Trading Modestly Lower5-24

U.S. Energy: Some Relief in Sight for Midwest Gasoline Prices5-24

Johnson On Cotton: Market Realigns Quickly5-24

DTN Livestock Open: Cattle Paper Set for Mixed Start5-24

DTN Grain Open: Corn, Soybean Futures Start Lower5-24

Virginia Soybeans: Early Season Adult Kudzu Bug Activity Alarming5-24

Keith Good: Senate Crop Insurance Amendment Overcomes Opposition5-24

Rice Farmers In Midsouth: Keep Planting And What To Plant?5-23

Grain TV: Initial Soybean Strength Meets Strong Blowoff5-23

Critics Lament New Country of Origin Labeling Rule5-23

Midwest Corn Farmers Saved by Crop Insurance in 20125-23

Senate Backs Higher Crop Insurance Premiums for Larger Farms5-23

Rice Sales Mixed, Exports Decrease5-23

Arkansas: Extension and 4-H Collect Donations for Oklahoma Disaster5-23

High Plains: Winter Water Level Measurements Indicate Average Decline of 1.87 Feet5-23

AFB Rice Close: Futures Continue Higher on Tightening Supplies5-23

Farm Bill: Comparison of Approaches to Price Supports5-23

River Conditions Continue to Improve5-23

Grain Transportation: Corn Inspections Increase 17 Percent5-23

Georgia: Peanut Industry Sending Products to Oklahoma Storm Victims5-23

AgFax Peanut Review: Soil Sampling for Calcium Needs; Farm Bill Safety Net5-23

Gasoline Prices: Average Rises by 7 Cents5-23

Propane Stocks: Increase by 2.2M Barrels5-23

Diesel Prices: National Average Up 2 Cents5-23

Attempts to Reform Current Sugar Policy Shot Down5-22

Midsouth Cotton – Late Planting…How Late? AgFax5-22

Arkansas: Storms Add More Headaches, Knock Down Hay, Wheat5-22

Estate Planning: Is a Dynasty Trust the Right Way to Protect Your Successors?5-22

Rough Rice Prices Decrease5-22

Farmland Values Not Dropping Yet, But Could Happen Soon5-22

Southeast Cotton: Scattered Fields Now Too Dry For Planting – AgFax5-22

Tips for Hurricane Preparedness from Texas Extension5-22

Good on Grain: Corn Planting Progress Rapid but Below Record Pace5-22

Monsanto Supreme Court Win – What Does it Mean?5-22

Southwest Cotton Planting Picks Up, Still Dry, Fleahoppers Arrive – AgFax5-21

Corn: Planted By Farmers, Helped By Technology5-21

Peanuts: Argentine Crop Hit By Frost5-21

USDA National Peanut Prices5-21

Farmland Prices Supported by Low Interest Rates5-21

DTN Fertilizer Trends: 6 of 8 See Slight Price Drop5-21

“Fungicides For Field Crops” – Multi State Project5-21

Louisiana: Crop Production Field Day Set June 19 in St. Joseph5-21

Roberts Commodity Report: USDA Corn Planting Data Questionable5-21

Sunbelt Ag Events

• Rice Market & Technology Convention Set For May 28-30 In Miami
• California: 2013 No-Till Cotton Production Field Day, Dos Palos, May 30
• Texas: Grass-Fed Beef Conference, College Station, May 30-31
• Texas: Feral Hog Management Workshop, Floresville, May 31
• Florida: Perennial Peanut Producer’s Field Day, June 1
• Virginia: Early-Summer Row Crops Tour, Suffolk, June 6
• Louisiana: Crop Production Field Day, St. Joseph, June 19
• Southern Peanut Growers Conference, Panama City Beach, July 18-20
• 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.

Rice News

• Arkansas Rice: Weather and Akiochi Disease – Is There a link?
• Louisiana Rice: Sercadis Section 18 Label Released
• AFB Rice Close: Market Continues Upward
• Louisiana Rice: Unusual and Difficult Year
• Mississippi Rice: Aphids Reported in Arkansas, Not Here Yet
• U.S. Energy: Some Relief in Sight for Midwest Gasoline Prices
• Mississippi Rice: Preflood Nitrogen Management
• Keith Good: Senate Crop Insurance Amendment Overcomes Opposition
• Rice Farmers In Midsouth: Keep Planting And What To Plant?
• Senate Backs Higher Crop Insurance Premiums for Larger Farms
• Rice Sales Mixed, Exports Decrease
• AFB Rice Close: Futures Continue Higher on Tightening Supplies

 

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