The long-term safety and affordability of the American food supply is threatened by skyrocketing input costs that are straining American farm families, agriculture leaders from the Southern United States said recently. ...
By Chris Bickers
Contributing Writer
Strawberry growers in North Carolina generally had smiles on their faces as the season for their product neared its end at the beginning of June....
Severe storms passed over Virginia this past week producing hail that damaged several hundred acres of corn, soybeans and wheat. ...
Growers in the lower Southeast who were lucky enough to receive showers over the last week were busy planting double-crop soybeans behind a relatively high-yielding wheat crop that was mostly harvested. ...
By Katie Pratt
University of Kentucky
With reports of blue mold as far north as southern Virginia, Kentucky tobacco producers should begin scouting their fields and thinking about taking measures to prevent the disease, said Kenny Seebold, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture extension plant pathologist....
Early reports from the wheat harvest in Kentucky and Tennessee showed some excellent yields, some so good combines were being slowed....
By Jim Langcuster
Auburn University
The recent salmonella outbreak in some raw tomato products is no reason to stop eating this nutritious herbaceous berry, though it is reason to be aware of the special risks associated with this product, says one food safety expert....
Alabama Agricultural Commissioner Ron Sparks said seven Southern Commissioners of Agriculture called an emergency meeting June 10 in response to the recent outbreak of salmonella in raw tomatoes. ...
Tobacco and beef production will be the focus of the June 26 field day at the University of Tennessee Highland Rim Research and Education Center in Springfield. ...
By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The good news for U.S. vegetable growers is that consumption of their products rose in 2007. ...
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