Early reports from Alabama’s Tennessee Valley region are showing cotton yields ranging from 500 to 600 pounds per acre....
By Brad Haire
University of Georgia
In the Southeast, thrips are tomato and pepper farmers’ No. 1 enemy. ...
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) is accepting applications for USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crop Block Grant funds....
Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is purchasing up to 3.6 million pounds of fresh tomatoes with currently available farm bill funds. ...
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....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
USDA’s September crop report forecasts smaller U.S. corn and soybean crops and slightly larger cotton and rice production than last month. ...
Based on a survey of Georgia growers contacted around Sept. 1, crop yields for tobacco, cotton and corn all showed slight decreases from the previous month....
Remnants of Hurricane Gustav moved through large portions of Kentucky and Tennessee last week, bringing some much needed rainfall to the two states....
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