Drought leaves nutrients for wheat crop 

Nov 19, 2007,

By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Though benefits of a drought are at best a left-handed compliment, growers in North Carolina and Virginia may benefit from planting wheat behind drought plagued corn and soybeans to take advantage of fertilizer left in the soil....

Water critical for renewable energy 

Nov 19, 2007,

By Jim Langcuster
Auburn University

If you think water is a precious commodity now, just wait until the nation becomes more deeply invested in renewable energy....

Markets broadened for Carolina potato growers 

Nov 19, 2007

Potato growers in North Carolina will have improved access to Canadian markets next year, thanks to a bilateral trade agreement signed recently by the United States and Canada....

Researchers identify cause of watermelon vine decline 

Nov 19, 2007,

By Alfredo Flores
United States Department of Agriculture

With popular and nutritious watermelon now battling a new plague called watermelon vine decline, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Fort Pierce, Fla., are trying to pinpoint the cause of the disease and find ways to control it. ...

Falling ethanol prices cutting plant profits 

Nov 16, 2007,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Recent declines in ethanol prices have sharply reduced profitability for ethanol producers, USDA’s chief economist Keith Collins told the House Agriculture Committee last month....

Virginia peanut yields are down, other crops increase 

Nov 16, 2007

Virginia soybean yield as of Nov. 1 is estimated to be 27 bushels per acre, up 2 bushels per acre from the previous month’s forecast. ...

Tennessee announces state cost-share awards 

Nov 16, 2007

For more than 300 farmers across Tennessee, the hope to expand or improve their farming operations just became a reality. ...

Clemson schedules cotton grower meeting 

Nov 16, 2007

The South Carolina Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation will hold its annual cotton growers meeting at 10 a.m. on Dec. 11, 2007, at Clemson University's Pee Dee Research and Education Center in Florence....

Heavy rains damage Florida cotton 

Nov 15, 2007

As of Nov. 1, cotton yield in Florida was forecast at 585 pounds per acre, 59 pounds or 9 percent below last month’s estimate of 644 pounds per acre, and 204 pounds or 26 percent below last year’s average of 789 pounds per acre. ...

Drought reduces Kentucky crop yields 

Nov 15, 2007

Nov. 1 crop prospects in Kentucky were hurt by the dry, hot summer according to the state Field Office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. ...

South Carolina cotton, peanut, corn yields unchanged 

Nov 15, 2007

Based on Nov. 1 conditions, South Carolina’s 2007 expected yields for cotton, peanuts and corn are unchanged and soybeans are down from the previous month, according to the USDA NASS South Carolina Field Office. ...

News of Agribusiness: Deere clarifies biodiesel position 

Nov 15, 2007

Due to the variety of standards that exist in the diesel engine industry and in response to questions from various markets, John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) is officially clarifying its position on the use of biodiesel in its diesel engines....

Downy mildew strains threaten Southeast vegetables 

Nov 14, 2007,

By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Downy mildew is a common problem for Southeastern vegetable producers and a new strain that can be devastating to cucurbits has been found in areas of coastal South Carolina, prompting vegetable specialists to encourage growers to pay special attention to managing the disease prior to planting 2008 crops....

Can economics help conserve water? 

Nov 14, 2007,

By Mike Walden
North Carolina Cooperative Extension

Although recent rains have helped, North Carolina is still suffering from the worst drought in 100 years. Many municipalities are counting the days until reservoirs are empty, and rural water users worry their wells will run dry....

Rains too late to help Tennessee crops 

Nov 14, 2007

Tennessee farmers took advantage of mostly dry weather during October to make excellent harvest progress. As of Nov. 1, corn and tobacco harvest had been completed, cotton was nearing completion, and less than a quarter of the soybeans acreage remained to be harvested. ...

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