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. ...
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. ...
Rainfall during October was above normal over most of the state, but drought conditions continue, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office....
Alabama cotton growers are putting the finishing touches on the 2009 cotton harvest, with highly variable yields being reported....
Anniversaries are exciting times, and peanut farmers will have something special to look forward to when Farm Press Publications and its co-sponsors celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Peanut Profitability Awards....
By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Peanut growers across the Southeast generally produced good yields with good quality scores in 2008....
Growers in the Piedmont and Coastal Regions of North Carolina took advantage of the lack of rain during the week and made great progress in the harvest of cotton, peanuts, sweet potatoes, and the planting of small grains....
Cool, dry weather has helped Alabama growers surge ahead with harvest activities although wet fields from previous rainfall kept producers in some central areas out of their fields until mid-week....
By Sharon Dowdy
University of Georgia
Tropical Storm Fay brought much needed rainfall to Georgia in late August, but it caused $159 million in damage to crops in 31 south Georgia counties, according to a University of Georgia economic impact study....
North Carolina growers are making good harvest progress, with corn, tobacco and peanuts mostly out of the field. ...
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