Agribusiness: Florida grants registration for Midas 

Jul 15, 2008

Arysta LifeScience has announced the state of Florida has granted commercial registration for Midas, a broad-spectrum soil fumigant that effectively controls a broad range of soil-borne diseases, nematodes, weed seeds and insects that threaten high-value crops such as ornamentals, strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, tree fruit, nuts and vines, as well as turf. ...

Cost cutting rescues tobacco profits 

Jul 11, 2008,

By Chris Bickers
Contributing Writer

The bitter pill for most tobacco farmers is that prices have not keep up with the increased cost of production. ...

Grower changes strategy to control pigweed 

Jul 10, 2008,

By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Managing 8,500 acres of row crop land is tough enough when everything works the way it’s supposed to work. When your herbicide won’t work on your toughest to manage weed — there is a big problem....

Soybean crop running late in Kentucky, Tennessee 

Jul 10, 2008

The 2008 soybean crop in Kentucky and Tennessee is running behind schedule. ...

Summer showers hit or miss upper Southeast states 

Jul 9, 2008

Much of South Carolina received measurable amounts of rainfall for the first time in several weeks during the period ending July 6....

Thundershowers boost lower Southeast crops 

Jul 8, 2008

The condition of Alabama’s corn crop varies drastically depending on the amount of rainfall received during this growing season. ...

Kentucky, Tennessee growers busy with double-crop beans 

Jul 3, 2008

A stretch of mostly open weather allowed Kentucky and Tennessee growers to move ahead with a bountiful wheat harvest, with double-crop soybean planting following close behind....

Dry weather slowing corn in upper Southeast 

Jul 3, 2008

Some of the South Carolina corn crop is being salvaged for silage, while a few other fields are being abandoned and harrowed. ...

Drought conditions spreading in lower Southeast 

Jul 2, 2008

Dry weather once again seems to be settling in over the lower Southeast as area growers look to the skies for relief. ...

Kentucky, Tennessee wheat yields very good 

Jun 26, 2008

Last week’s weather in Kentucky and Tennessee was on the dry side, but even though it brought back reminders of 2007, it did allow for rapid progress with the wheat harvest....

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