By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
A system of sentinel plots, similar in design to the soybean rust defense system, is providing adequate warning for upper Southeast vegetable growers to protect their crop from downy mildew....
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. ...
By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Virginia Tobacco Specialist David Reed says going no-till with tobacco has been a long process, but combined with drip irrigation it may be a long-term solution for tobacco growers in the state....
A combination of recent rainfall and a delayed planting season last spring has Virginia growers running to catch up with harvest. ...
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....
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. ...
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