By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff
More than 100 crop varieties were on display at this year’s Sunbelt Expo Field Day — held in Moultrie, Ga. — and those in attendance received updates on everything from rethinking peanut seeding rates to refining the window for treating stinkbugs in cotton....
By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Despite the impact of rising fuel prices and droughts, the outlook for American agriculture this year is very good, says Gale Buchanan, chief scientist and undersecretary for Research, Education and Economics with the United States Department of Agriculture....
The first forecast of Georgia's row crops indicates all yields are up from last year except for peanuts, which shows a slight decline. ...
By April Sorrow
University of Georgia
Georgia row crop farmers aren’t expecting a record-setting harvest this fall. ...
By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The 2008 Farm Press Peanut Profitability Award winners included one former teacher, but all of the honorees are teachers in a sense, says Marshall Lamb, research director for the National Peanut Research Laboratory and advisor for the program....
Little rain and above average temperatures have put North Carolina crops under stress....
Just over 30 percent of the Alabama corn crop is now rated in good to excellent condition as harvest begins moving forward. ...
Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer has re-appointed two members and one alternate member and appointed three new members and four new alternate members, to serve on the National Peanut Board....
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
A 20 percent increase in peanut acreage for 2008 should not produce a burdensome supply and producers will need to maintain acreage in 2009 to continue to meet domestic and export demands, says industry analyst Richard Barnhill....
Reports out of South Carolina show a considerable acreage of corn is being cut for silage due to poor yield potential. ...
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