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Alabama
Alabama: Peanuts as an Alternative Crop Meeting, Jan. 23
Peanuts are an option for North Alabama growers and based on past yields of row crops and projected row crop prices for 2019, they look like they have the most […]
Arkansas
Webinar: Ag Market Outlook Under New Farm Bill, Jan. 24
Join in on Thursday, January 24 at 10 a.m. CST for our next webinar presentation from Patrick Westhoff. He will discuss the market outlook under the new farm bill. Final […]
California
Farm Labor: Bill to Provide Legal Status to Immigrant Workers
Calling it “an important first step,” the California Farm Bureau Federation welcomed today’s introduction in Congress of new legislation to provide legal status to immigrant farm employees in the United […]
Florida
Citrus Greening: Scent-Detecting Dogs Help Early Detection – Video
For decades, humans have relied on dogs to detect explosives, illegal drugs, lost people and wildlife. More recently, they have been used to detect pests such as termites, bedbugs and […]
Georgia
Georgia Peanuts: Yellow Nutsedge Tests Positive for Cadre Resistance
In September 2017, after doing some preliminary screening, we collected yellow nutsedge tubers from a peanut field that were a strong suspect for resistance to Cadre. Unfortunately, it looks like this […]
Illinois
Illinois Bt Corn: Rootworm Resistance? You Still Have Options
The development of resistance to Bt Cry toxins by the western corn rootworm is a growing concern, highlighted by the recent confirmation of field-evolved resistance to Cry34/35Ab1 in Iowa. Across […]
Indiana
Indiana: Using Dicamba Products in 2019
You’ll probably be hearing from a variety of sources about how to safely and legally use post-emergent dicamba products in 2019. These include Engenia (BASF), Fexapan (Corteva/DuPont), and Xtendimax(Bayer/Monsanto). My purpose today […]
Kansas
Kansas: 3 Sorghum Production Schools in Early Feb.
Three K-State Sorghum Production Schools will be offered in early February to provide in-depth training for sorghum producers and key stakeholders. The schools are sponsored by the Kansas Grain Sorghum […]
Louisiana
Louisiana: Sugarcane Harvest Grinds to a Successful Halt
The 2018 Louisiana sugarcane harvest resulted in record yield in terms of tonnage but a reduced sugar recovery from last year. “When it’s all said and done, we should make […]
Mississippi
Mississippi: Growing Furrow Irrigated Rice – What Have We Learned?
Producing rice in a “rowed-up” manner as other row crops such as corn, soybean, and cotton was a foreign concept just a couple of years ago. Today, there is tremendous interest […]
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Wheat: Little Disease Present, Keep Watch for Rust
From a wheat disease perspective, this fall and early winter was relatively quiet in Oklahoma. The extremely wet and cool conditions led to incidence of wheat discoloration that resulted in […]
South Carolina
Clemson Seeks State Funding to Improve Extension Program
A ninth-generation farmer whose family began farming on John’s Island in 1725, Thomas Legare knows a thing or two about the business, and he told state legislators this week that […]
South Dakota
South Dakota Soybeans: Break the 100-Bushel Barrier at 2 Soy100 Events, March 13, 14
What do South Dakota soybean farmers need to do to break the 100-bushel bean barrier? Get answers and inspiration by attending one of two soy100 events held in Brookings March […]
Tennessee
Tennessee Bt Corn: Resistance and Variety Selection – Podcast
After a brief hiatus, the Call of the Week podcast is back. This week’s episode features Dr. Scott Stewart discussing Bt traits, resistance and variety selection.
Texas
Texas Aquaculture: Low Catfish Prices Push Producers to Redfish, Bass
Consumer trends continue to drive an industry change from traditional aquaculture species like catfish to higher value species including redfish and hybrid striped bass, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension […]
