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Arkansas
Arkansas: Glyphosate Labels – Working Through the Confusion
With the recent global approval of the LibertyLink GT27 and Enlist E3 soybean traits, there seems to be some confusion or uncertainty as to what glyphosate products can be applied […]
California
California Almonds: Bee Hours and Pollination
Almond growers have been a-buzz on the topic of bee hours. The concept of a bee hour was designed as a proxy for the amount of good bee foraging weather […]
Florida
Florida: Peanut Variety Options for 2019
Last week, I finished the final winter meeting of the year discussing the slate of peanut varieties available (many on a limited basis) for the 2019 season. The yield test […]
Georgia
Georgia Pecan Growers Association Annual Conference, Tifton, March 26-27
Just a reminder that the Georgia Pecan Growers Association Annual Conference will be held March 27, 2019 at the UGA Conference Center in Tifton. The agenda and other information can […]
Illinois
Illinois: Bitter Cold Jan. Likely Won’t Reduce Crop Pests
Despite record cold air temperatures, soil temperatures averaged slightly warmer than normal in Illinois this winter. Consequently, the arctic conditions are expected to have little effect on overwintering field crop […]
Iowa
Iowa Corn: How Will Unharvested Soybeans Affect Soil Nutrients?
Flooded fields and wet soil conditions in the fall 2018 meant some soybean fields were not, or are not going to be harvested. Also, some fields occasionally experienced significant shattering […]
Kansas
Water Quality: How Well Do Buffer Strips Protect Rivers? – Study
Kansas State University researcher Colby Moorberg has his eyes on several miles of the Big Blue and Little Blue rivers, the two major waterways meandering their way to Tuttle Creek […]
Louisiana
Louisiana: Wheat Crop Survives Below-Freezing Temps
Wheat producers may fare better than expected from the arctic blast that plunged temperatures into the mid- to upper 20s in early March and threatened the crop across Louisiana. LSU […]
Michigan
Michigan Soybeans: Seed Quality Considerations for 2019
Soybean producers may be planting lower quality seed this spring. The main culprit responsible is Phomopsis seed decay, a fungal pathogen that developed on the plants during the wet, cool […]
Minnesota
Minnesota: Spring Fertilizer – What Are the Top Considerations?
After a fall when planned fertilizer applications could not be made, tough decisions need to be made in spring. Planting at the optimum time is crucial to ensure optimal yield […]
Mississippi
Mississippi Outdoors: Wild Turkeys – Decline and Repopulation
Mississippi turkey hunters should reflect on the wild turkey’s history in our great state and never take this majestic bird for granted. Historically, Mississippi’s landscape was rich with wild turkeys. […]
Ohio
Ohio Corn: 4 Considerations for Anhydrous Ammonia Applications
It was a late harvest in fall 2018. Soils were wet and frozen when it was time to apply anhydrous ammonia. Those situations resulted in much less than normal anhydrous […]
Tennessee
Southern Weed Science Society Honors Tennessean
The Southern Weed Science Society (SWSS) recently honored Larry Steckel, a professor with the University of Tennessee Department of Plant Sciences, with the Outstanding Educator Award. The award was presented […]
Texas
Texas Field Reports: Beef Cattle Numbers Rise, Cull Cow Prices Drop
Prices for most cull cows recently hit their lowest point since 2009, even as Texas’ beef cattle numbers continue to increase slowly, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service […]
