Florida well represented on Watermelon Board 

Nov 18, 2008

Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer has announced the appointment of two producers, two handlers, six importers and one public member to serve on the National Watermelon Promotion Board. ...

Tennessee's Plateau center to hold fall cattle sale 

Nov 18, 2008

The University of Tennessee Plateau AgResearch and Education Center will host a fall sale of cattle from its herd on Friday, Nov. 21, starting at 10:00 a.m. CST....

Georgia drought conditions worsen 

Nov 17, 2008,

By David Emory Stooksbury
University of Georgia

Drought conditions continue to grow harsher across north Georgia. ...

Tennessee offers nitrogen calculator for corn 

Nov 17, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The University of Tennessee is developing a corn nitrogen calculator which will be available this winter as a link on the UT Web site: ...

USDA announces disaster funds 

Nov 17, 2008

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says farmers and ranchers will receive $77 million in Emergency Conservation Program funds to repair farmland damaged by natural disasters in 2008....

Florida cotton yields up 18 percent from 2007 

Nov 17, 2008

As of Nov. 1, 2008 Florida’s cotton yield was forecast at 812 pounds per acre, up 125 pounds or 18 percent from last year. ...

Blueberries becoming big business in Georgia 

Nov 14, 2008,

By Stephanie Schupska
University of Georgia

Blueberries are becoming big business in Georgia. ...

Florida approved for outside cotton storage 

Nov 14, 2008

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) has announced that Florida, Kansas, and Missouri are storage deficit areas for the 2008-crop cotton marketing year....

Curly Calf Syndrome worries cattlemen 

Nov 14, 2008,

By Aimee Nielson
University of Kentucky

The recent discovery of Curly Calf Syndrome in the Angus cattle breed has some producers feeling uncertain about the future of the breed, but University of Kentucky Extension Beef Specialist Darrh Bullock says there's no reason for Kentucky's beef producers to panic....

NCGA credits growers for huge corn crop 

Nov 14, 2008

In its report on crop production, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reiterated its expectation that the 2008 corn crop now being harvested will be the second largest ever, with the second-highest yield in history. ...

South Carolina peanut yield may set record 

Nov 13, 2008

South Carolina growers are finishing a 2008 peanut crop that has been averaging 3,500 pounds per acre, which would set a new state record if realized. ...

USDA reduces global cotton crop, consumption 

Nov 13, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

World economic troubles are having an impact on cotton consumption, especially in China. ...

More bad economic news predicted for 2009 

Nov 13, 2008,

By Dave Caldwell
North Carolina State University

The drumbeat of bad economic news is likely to continue well into 2009....

Year-end crop survey coming in December 

Nov 13, 2008

It’s that time of year again, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) prepares to contact producers nationwide to gather final year-end production numbers....

Funding changes threaten IPM programs 

Nov 12, 2008,

By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

In an e-mail to university administrators and state IPM coordinators on Sept. 19, the USDA, CSREES (Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Services) announced that the 30-year system of formula funding for State IPM Programs would be converted to competitive grants effective Oct. 1....

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