Nov 6, 2009 9:46 AM
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has just announced the state’s Top Twenty agricultural commodities for the 2008 production year....
Nov 3, 2009 9:29 AM, By Katie Pratt, University of Kentucky
With harvest nearing completion, high humidity levels caused by an exceptionally moist year could potentially cause curing problems for growers of burley and dark tobacco, said specialists with the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture....
Nov 2, 2009 10:23 AM, By Leah Chester-Davis, North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University’s Program for Value-Added & Alternative Agriculture became N.C. MarketReady on Oct. 20. ...
Oct 29, 2009 10:07 AM, By Sharon Dowdy, University of Georgia
Of the more than 170,000 acres of Georgia farmland devoted to growing vegetables, only 3,000 acres are dedicated to growing organic produce. ...
Oct 29, 2009 10:03 AM
Hugh Weathers, Commissioner of Agriculture, has announced that South Carolina is the recipient of a USDA Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) grant. ...
Oct 27, 2009 10:31 AM, By Chris Bickers, Contributing Writer
It wasn’t so long ago that Greg Hyman’s farm near Conway, S.C., grew lush every summer with the green leaves of the flue-cured tobacco he grew annually....
Oct 26, 2009 9:25 AM
Innovative projects that address agricultural issues and the needs of communities and North Carolina farmers affected by the changes in the tobacco industry can apply now for grant funds. ...
More Vegetable and Tobacco News Articles
News from the Farm BillHouse votes to suspend base acre provisionSep 26, 2008 9:14 AM The House passed legislation supported by both parties that would suspend for the 2008 and 2009 crop years a farm bill provision that required producers to have a minimum of 10-base acres to receive program benefits. ... Senators, ag secretary spar over ACRE provisionsSep 16, 2008 10:21 AM, By Forrest Laws A group of farm-state senators led by Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin is asking Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer to stop trying to re-write the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 through the regulations implementing the new farm bill.... ACRE could be boon or bust for southern farmersJul 15, 2008 9:34 AM, By Forrest Laws The chairmen of the House and the Senate Agriculture Committees and the Bush administration couldn’t find much to agree on in the 2008 farm bill. ... Farm bill, flooding: Economist Daryll RayJul 9, 2008 9:57 AM, By David Bennett After the first round of producer organization-sponsored farm bill meetings, Southeast farmers still have plenty of questions about the new legislation.... |
advertisement |
2009 High Cotton Award Winners |
2009 Mid-South Farm & Gin Show |
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.
