The beginning of cotton harvest was reported last week in Alabama’s Washington County, with growers in many areas busy applying defoliants with hopes of harvesting their crops within the next couple of weeks....
Based on a survey of Florida growers contacted around Sept. 1, the state’s cotton growers expected to harvest 65,000 acres. ...
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
USDA’s September crop report forecasts smaller U.S. corn and soybean crops and slightly larger cotton and rice production than last month. ...
Based on a survey of Georgia growers contacted around Sept. 1, crop yields for tobacco, cotton and corn all showed slight decreases from the previous month....
By Stephanie Schupska
University of Georgia
Poultry litter usually draws attention for its smell. ...
Hurricane Hannah brought copious amounts of rainfall to most of the upper Southeast last week, with most areas being spared crop damage....
The Cotton Board approved Cotton Incorporated’s proposed 2009 budget of $78 million during the Cotton Board's recent annual meeting. ...
Early peanut and soybean harvest got under way this past week in the lower Southeast region, even though some growers were still assessing tropical storm damage. ...
World cotton mill use is expected to decline by 1 percent in 2008-09 to 26.2 million tons, due to slower global economic growth and higher prices of cotton relative to polyester, predicts the International Cotton Advisory Committee, an association of governments of cotton-producing and cotton-consuming countries....
The Economic Research Service, USDA, reports that receipts from Florida agricultural products in 2007 amounted to $7.7 billion....
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