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Cotton is considered to be among the most drought tolerant crops grown in the Southeast....More

Two projects proposed by University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture researchers have received nearly $685,000 in funding in the most recent round of USDA Conservation Innovation Grants....More

Rainfall across Georgia in February set a new record with a statewide average of 9.92 inches, alleviating the state’s drought conditions....More

Livestock producers heading into breeding, calving and grazing seasons have much to learn and apply from last year's drought....More

Georgia officials have announced that about $1.2 million in financial assistance has been approved for water enhancement in the Lower Flint River basin project....More

Faced with limited water resources, farmers and ranchers are turning to the NRCS for expert advice and assistance to conserve water....More

A bill in the Georgia Senate proposes changes to the Flint River Drought Protection Act....More

A new long-term study of honeybee health has found that a little-understood disease study authors are calling “idiopathic brood disease syndrome” (IBDS), which kills off bee larvae, is the largest risk factor for predicting the death of a bee colony....More

Just a month ago, Geneva County was in a "severe drought," according to the USDA Drought Monitor – demonstrating just how quickly conditions can change for Alabama farmers.

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Almost 50 years ago, young marrieds Joe and Patricia Morgan moved to a Forrest County, Miss., hilltop to farm 400 rented acres....More

It’s difficult to find much current research on the interaction of corn with nitrogen and irrigation in the South, but if recent crop years are any indication, there could be more coming....More