The American Soybean Association (ASA) is celebrating final passage of legislation that includes an extension of the biodiesel tax incentive for one year through Dec. 31, 2009, and provisions to shut down the abusive "splash and dash" practice that currently allows foreign-produced fuel to enter the U.S., claim the biodiesel tax incentive and be shipped to a third country for end use....
By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff
While rainfall from tropical storms has been beneficial to some areas of the Southeast this year, other areas remain dry. ...
The American Soybean Association (ASA) is urgently requesting help from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Ed Schafer in funding for the 2009 soybean rust early warning and management system that has helped soybean farmers manage and protect their crops....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Louisiana has lost over 35 percent of its cotton crop to hurricanes and other weather maladies, according to USDA’s Oct. 10 crop production report....
By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Growers in the upper Southeast continue to battle back against the growing problem of weed resistance to herbicides. ...
Farming in a rapidly urbanizing area has its challenges, and Jerry Ray of Tullahoma, Tenn., has found a way to make farming work in such a challenging environment....
Kentucky and Tennessee growers spent last week gathering corn and soybean crops that were cut a little short by dry weather during the growing season. ...
Kendall “Kent” Wannamaker of St. Matthews, S.C., is proof that a farmer can get a strong start in farming by renting land for growing crops, even with little in the way of initial financial resources. ...
A combination of recent rainfall and a delayed planting season last spring has Virginia growers running to catch up with harvest. ...
Far from the main roads and deep in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, you’ll find the farm of Claude Gibson “Gibb” Steele III. Don’t blink or you’ll likely miss his farm headquarters that’s the focal point of downtown Longwood, Miss. Longwood is so small, it doesn’t have a Post Office. That’s why Steele gets his mail from nearby Hollandale, Miss. ...
A week of dry weather allowed lower Southeast growers to make rapid progress with cotton harvest. ...
Dry weather continued over Kentucky and Tennessee last week, allowing crop harvest to move ahead quickly....
Rainfall from a storm that developed off the East Coast brought rainfall to many areas of the upper Southeast last week, slowing harvest operations but bringing much needed moisture for forages and land destined for small grains....
A dry week across the lower Southeast region allowed crop harvest to push ahead, even though the droughty conditions led to other problems....
The American Soybean Association will again offer the Secure Optimal Yield (SOY) Scholarship for the 2009-10 school year. ...
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The Tennessee soybean producer of today could be the Tennessee oilseed producer of tomorrow if an initiative to diversify the states agriculture is successful....
By Doug Johnson
Entomologist, University of Kentucky
Larger than usual soybean aphid populations have been reported by a crop consultant in Adair, Boyle and Lincoln counties in central Kentucky. ...
Corn harvest continued in Kentucky this past week, but remained behind schedule despite dry conditions. ...
A late-season outbreak of Asian soybean rust has been reported in South Carolina’s Dorchester and Hampton counties. ...
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Looks like more of the same next year for U.S. grain producers. ...
Early reports from Alabama’s Tennessee Valley region are showing cotton yields ranging from 500 to 600 pounds per acre....
By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Volatility continues to be the name of the game in commodity markets, with the most recent supply and demand numbers giving a hint of what is yet to come, says Bob Goodman, Auburn University Extension economist....
Dry conditions prevailed across Kentucky and Tennessee last week allowing for harvest operations to continue, but winds from remnants of Hurricane Ike reportedly did major crop damage....
Large portions of the upper Southeast have received heavy rainfall over the last couple weeks. ...
The beginning of cotton harvest was reported last week in Alabama’s Washington County, with growers in many areas busy applying defoliants with hopes of harvesting their crops within the next couple of weeks....
Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Next
advertisement
This course covers a wide range of options to effectively control weeds in cotton and reduce the risk of weed resistance management. It is accredited for hours/units for licensed/accredited applicators in 7 U.S. Cotton Belt states (Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, South Carolina an d Tennessee. CCA credit is pending).
(New Course)Integration of a new mode of action compound like Coragen into IPM and IRM programs to control Lepidoptera in leafy greens, fruiting vegetables, peppers and brassica or cole crops is always welcome. This online CE accredited course details how best to use this new mode of action insecticide in intensive vegetable production. It is accredited by the Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) program and by state agencies for licensed applicators in Texas, Georgia, Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
(New Course)This online accredited course focuses on Calcium, an important plant nutrient in fertilizer management for maximum, healthy plant development as well as disease and pest prevention. It is accredited by the Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) program and for licensed applicators in licensed Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Credit applications are pending in South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington.
Keeping crop protection chemicals on the crop for which they are intended has been a cornerstone of farming not only to protect neighboring crops, but to not waste money allowing products to drift off the intended target. This accredited online continuing education course covers the critical elements of spray drift management.
