Southeast Farm Press

Spring conditions ideal for developing fescue toxicosis

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:45:00 +0000

By Frank M. Watson, Georgia Cooperative Extension

Cattle producers should watch their herds for signs of fescue toxicosis this summer.

Senate begins farm bill work, House floor activity expected in mid-June

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:32:00 +0000

From the National Association of Wheat Growers

The 2013 farm bill continues it slow walk through Congress as action in both the House and Senate expected in June.

Ag Agenda: Farmers have always been at the mercy of Mother Nature

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:00 +0000

By Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau

Risk management tools essential

As the old saying goes, when it rains it pours. No one knows that better right now than farmers.

Kentucky's early insect warning system paying financial, environmental dividends

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:09:00 +0000

By Katie Pratt, University of Kentucky

Specialists with the University of Kentucky use a moth trapping system to offer producers an early warning about insect outbreaks.

Fierce and Zidua management tips against pigweed in soybeans

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:00 +0000

By Larry Steckel, Tennessee Extension Weed Specialist

Palmer amaranth has come late to the party compared to last year, but is making up for it by taking off in a lot of fields.

2013 Producer Information Exchange Program tours set across Cotton Belt

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:00 +0000

From the National Cotton Council

The National Cotton Council has set dates and locations for the 2013 Producer Information Exchange (PIE) Program.

Early-season adult kudzu bug activity in Virginia alarming

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:54:00 +0000

By Ames Herbert, Virginia Extension Entomologist

We are almost certainly going to have some problems with kudzu bug (KB) in soybean fields this summer.

Agribusiness: Dow’s in-plant, three-gene cotton technology granted registration

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:42:00 +0000

Dow AgroSciences has announced it has received registration from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of its in-plant, three-gene insect protection trait in cotton.

Tomato yellow leaf curl virus getting worse in Georgia

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:53:00 +0000

By Clint Thompson, University of Georgia

Tomato yellow leaf curl virus has been a chronic threat to tomato production in south Georgia for more than a decade.

Kentucky strawberry growers face yield loss due to two viruses

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:17:00 +0000

By Katie Pratt, University of Kentucky

Kentucky strawberry growers are dealing with two plant viruses that threaten to reduce yield this year.

Southeast soybean growers need to be on lookout for kudzu bug

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:26:00 +0000

From the United Soybean Board

Southeast growers should be on the lookout for kudzu bugs this spring, especially on early-planted soybeans, which are more susceptible to this pest.

Georgia grower learned lessons through tough times

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:10:00 +0000

Full circle into family partnership

In 1973, Waylan Hitchcock set out on his own, renting 100 acres: He just grew from there buying or renting more land.

Early-planted corn in North Carolina showing nutrient deficiency symptoms

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:58:00 +0000

From the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services

Cool, wet weather slowing root growth

This year, cool and wet conditions early in the season have stressed corn plants and slowed root growth.

Six steps for helping late-planted cotton mature earlier

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:38:00 +0000

By Scott Stewart, Tennessee IPM Extension Specialist

Don’t make a late cotton crop even later unless you enjoy racing the frost and battling late-season insects.

What can you do to alleviate soil compaction?

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:28:00 +0000

By Sjoerd Duiker, Penn State University

The first thing that comes to mind is to loosen the soil with tillage, but we have to ask ourselves if that addresses the basic problem.

Pace of farmland price appreciation eases across Southeast, Mid-South

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:57:00 +0000

From Mercator Research LLC

The pace of farmland price appreciation across the Southeast and Mid-South. moderated in the first quarter.

Labor, weather and new pests slowing fruit, vegetable growth in Southeast

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:15:00 +0000

With a warm climate, adequate water supply and cropping expertise of a large labor force, the Southeast seems ideally poised to become a major fruit and vegetable growing center in the U.S.

United Nations wants you to eat more bugs

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:05:00 +0000

Who knew that Allen on that elementary school playground more than 30 years ago was doing what man has for ages and what the United Nations now says we should all do more: eat more bugs.

Farm Press Blog

15 must-ask questions before buying farmland

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:48:00 +0000

From the American Bankers Association

The increases in crop and livestock prices have generated significant profits for many farmers, which some are using to buy additional land.

Tips offered for diagnosing soil compaction

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:44:00 +0000

By Sjoerd Duiker, Penn State University

While the penetrometer can give you a first assessment, it is not advisable to base your conclusion solely on it.

After bullish start, global urea prices have begun to wane

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:58:00 +0000

From Rabobank

Diverse weather conditions across the Northern Hemisphere are bringing significant uncertainty to the 2013 second quarter fertilizer market.

Alabama growers pick up the pieces after weekend floods

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:33:00 +0000

By Melissa Martin, Alabama Farmers Federation

Portions of Talladega County, Ala., remained under water Monday following heavy rainfall that began Friday night.

Corn growers go round-the-clock to catch up on planting

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:56:00 +0000

From the National Corn Growers Association

Corn growers hit the field in earnest last week and moved planted acreage to within eight points of the five-year average.

Corn, soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:01:00 +0000

By Debra Levey Larson, University of Illinois

Corn and soybean prices rallied sharply beginning in July 2012 as U.S. drought conditions unfolded.

Virginia to hold early-summer row crops tour June 6 at Tidewater Center

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:11:00 +0000

From Virginia Tech

The Virginia Tech Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center will hold an early-summer row crops tour during the morning of Thursday, June 6, 2013.

Fungicides finding broader use on Southern crops

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:08:00 +0000

Research work to be highlighted at Sunbelt Expo Field Day

Southern farmers are beginning to see more and more how a well-timed fungicide can protect crops and secure higher yields.

Several good corn weed control options available for Georgia growers

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:46:00 +0000

Georgia corn producers have several good options for herbicide programs, but Extension Weed Scientist Eric Prostko says that if he was king for a day, he’d require one thing.

Army trained, combat tested and farmer approved feral hog control

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:00 +0000

By Logan Hawkes, Contributing Writer

Rod Pinkston, a former U.S. Army Master Sergeant and war veteran, may well be one of the world's best and most intuitive wild hog hunters in the world.

Fuel spill exemption for small farmers included in Senate water bill

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:42:00 +0000

From the office of Senator Thad Cochran

Legislation to exempt small farms from EPA fuel storage requirements has been incorporated into the Senate-passed Water Resources Development Act.

Tennessee’s Highland Rim Center to host tobacco, beef field day June 27

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:18:00 +0000

From the University of Tennessee

The Highland Rim AgResearch and Education Center in Springfield, Tenn., will host the Tobacco, Beef and More Field Day on June 27, 2013.