Newsletters
California
Pistachios: Got Opinions About Pilot Crop Insurance Policy?
Agralytica of Alexandria, Virginia, is conducting an evaluation of the pistachio insurance plan on behalf of the USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA). As part of the review, Agralytica staff will […]
Georgia
Irrigation: 10 Tips for Off-Season Equipment Maintenance
Irrigation systems are one the most essential components of a farmer’s toolbox. After sitting idle during the winter, now is the time farmers should check their systems before the spring […]
Illinois
Illinois Crop Returns: How Will Corn Fare vs. Soybeans in 2019?
Attention is beginning to focus on planting decisions of farmers in 2019, with some speculation that acres will shift from soybeans to corn. Even given declines in expected soybean prices, […]
Indiana
Indiana: Farm Management – Becoming the Employer of Choice, Warsaw, March 7
In addition to all the daily responsibilities of keeping an agricultural operation running, farm managers and owners also have to become human resource specialists in their quest to find and […]
Iowa
Southeast Iowa Ag Research Association Meeting, Iowa City, March 7
Farmers and crop advisors are invited to attend the Southeast Iowa Agricultural Research Association annual meeting at the Johnson County Extension office in Iowa City on Thursday, March 7, 2019 […]
Kentucky
Kentucky: Industrial Hemp – Cannabis Aphid Found in Greenhouses
The plant disease diagnostic lab at the University of Kentucky’s Research and Education Center in Princeton received a sample of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa) in late January from a grower […]
Louisiana
Louisiana: Row Rice Gains Interest in Northeast Parishes
Rice farmers in northeast Louisiana heard advice from LSU AgCenter scientists about growing their 2019 crop at a meeting in Rayville on Feb. 14. They also heard some potentially good […]
Michigan
Michigan Soybeans: Selecting Varieties for 2019
The soybean varieties you select will directly affect your yield potential and income in 2019. Because of this, Michigan State University Extension recommends considering yield, pest and pathogen resistance, maturity, lodging and […]
Mississippi
Mississippi Sorghum: 2019 Hybrid Suggestions
Grain Sorghum is a warm-season grass crop that is very drought and heat tolerant, compared to many other major crops, making it well-adapted to hot, droughty climates. Grain sorghum is […]
Nebraska
Soybeans: New Crop Germination Lows are Widespread – What to Do?
Some new crop soybean seed being tested by the Nebraska Crop Improvement Association is falling below the normal germination rate. While a few lots came in at or above 95% […]
South Carolina
Clemson Names Dean of Ag Research, Experiment Station Director
Clemson University’s College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences has named Paula Agudelo associate dean of research and Experiment Station director. She will lead a statewide research enterprise that secured $13.6 million in grants […]
Tennessee
Tennessee Corn: Bt Refuge Requirements – Podcast
Dr. Scott Stewart updates you on Bt refuge requirements for corn and discusses Viptera trait in our latest Call of the Week.
Texas
Texas Field Reports: Early Bloom Leaves Fruit Orchards Exposed to Late Freeze
Conditions are set for Texas fruit producers to have a bumper year if early blooms can avoid a major freeze before consistent warm weather sets in, said a Texas A&M […]
Virginia
Virginia Cotton: Make Your Budget More Efficient
A pretty wet week will give us more time for paper work. When I think about budgets, I also think about ways of reducing costs. So as we move forward […]
