By Carol L. Spence
University of Kentucky
A minor blue mold outbreak in Shelby, Henry and Oldham counties is a late-season reminder to Kentucky tobacco farmers not to let their guards down just yet....
Tropical Storm Fay was the big story in the lower Southeast this past week as most of the area received copious amounts of rainfall, and in some cases, damaging winds. ...
By Chris Bickers
Contributing Writer
The burgeoning demand for dark tobacco in this country has caught the attention of growers across the South....
Corn, cotton and tobacco growers will have a powerfully effective new worm management tool available this season. ...
By Stephanie Schupska
University of Georgia
When the numbers are totaled, food and fiber production are the dominate drivers of Georgia’s economic engine, according to a report by the University of Georgia....
By Katie Pratt
University of Kentucky
Since its inception, the tobacco research and Extension collaboration between the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture and the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has helped both universities successfully further and improve their tobacco research and Extension efforts....
The first forecast of Georgia's row crops indicates all yields are up from last year except for peanuts, which shows a slight decline. ...
Based on conditions as of Aug. 1, U.S. corn production is now forecast at 12.3 billion bushels, down 6 percent from last year, but 17 percent above 2006....
Soybean growers in Kentucky and Tennessee have hopes of seeing some good yields come harvest time, even though some double-crop beans will need timely rainfall to adequately fill pods....
By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Moving vegetables from east to west was once a pipedream for North Carolina vegetable growers. ...
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