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Texas: Williamson County Crops Conference, Taylor, Oct. 16
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Williamson County will present its Crops Conference Oct. 16 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 2201 4th St. in Taylor. The cost is $15 with […]
Pennsylvania Crops: Good, But No Record Breaker
During the last week of August, extension educators and private industry representatives teamed up for a Pennsylvania Crop Tour to survey over 100 corn and soybean fields to document crop […]
USDA Yield Estimate: Soy and Corn – Big Crops Getting Bigger – DTN
Big crops keep getting bigger, according to USDA’s latest yield estimates. The agency’s forecast for corn yields increased by 2.9 bushels per acre while soybean yields grew by 1.2 bpa. […]
USDA Crop Production: Corn, Cotton, Soybeans All Up from Aug. Forecast
Corn production is forecast at 14.8 billion bushels, up 2 percent from August and up 2 percent from last year. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected […]
Northeast Arkansas Farmers Facing Big Crop Losses from Heavy Rains
Mississippi County farmer Mike Sullivan is watching his soybeans rot in the field and his rice sprouting in the heads, and there’s nothing he can do about it. Unusually heavy […]
Northern Alabama: Shallow Hardpan Robbing Growers of Yields, Profits
I have encountered a serious problem, a hardpan 3-4 inches deep, in dozens of fields over the last two years that is robbing north Alabama growers of yield and profits […]
USDA Reports Update: Corn, Soybean Yields Raised – DTN
USDA pegged the national average corn yield at 178.4 bushels per acre (bpa), higher than last month’s 174 bpa estimate and the average pre-report estimate. That bumped up estimated production […]
Soybean Production Up from Last Year, Corn, Cotton Down – USDA
Corn production is forecast at 14.6 billion bushels, down less than 1 percent from last year. Based on conditions as of August 1, yields are expected to average 178.4 bushels […]
Louisiana: Herbicide Issues Highlight Field Day
Dry weather in northeast Louisiana during the early summer came to an end and drove participants indoors for the annual interagency rolling crop field tour held July 17 at the […]
Indiana: Davis Purdue Ag Center Field Day, Farmland, Aug. 30
Purdue Extension will host Davis Purdue Agricultural Center Field Day on Aug. 30. Field days are educational opportunities offered throughout the summer by Purdue Agricultural Centers and Purdue Extension. These […]
