Fruit and vegetable growers are raising concerns over an invasive whitefly that is resistant to pesticides and carries crop-devastating viruses. The Q-biotype whitefly was found outdoors within the United States for the first time this spring in Florida. Its discovery outdoors comes more than a decade after it was first found in a U.S. retail nursery in Arizona. Since 2005, …
Cotton Crop Condition Down Slightly Nationally
Looking at the latest numbers, the condition of the U.S. cotton crop is down slightly. And in the first part of the story, Gary Crawford reports rains have taken a bit of a toll on the nation’s cotton crop. Download Audio And Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist, takes a look at the progress of the cotton crop. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat …
Farm Groups Discuss Ag Policy with Presidential Candidates
Agriculture groups made their pitch on policy to Republican candidate for President Donald Trump last week, after sitting down back in June with the Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Ag in Review for the Week Ending August 19, 2016
In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we hear from the Chairman of the House Ag Committee about the next farm bill, why this may not be a normal year for cotton, that Peanut Proud is sending peanut butter to Food Banks in Louisiana and Mississippi, why Americans are Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, …
Growers Invited to View Three New Focus on Cotton Webcasts
Cotton Incorporated and the Plant Management Network are committed to providing valuable tools and resources to cotton growers as part of an overall commitment to improving the profitability of growing cotton. As a result of their partnership and commitment, they continue producing a suite of Focus on Cotton webcasts that gives the cotton growing community real-time access to scientific information …
Cotton/Peanut Research Field Day set for Sept. 7, 2016, in Tifton, Georgia
From the Georgia Cotton Commission and Georgia Peanut Commission: PERRY/TIFTON, Ga. – The Georgia Cotton Commission, Georgia Peanut Commission and the University of Georgia Extension Cotton and Peanut Teams, will co-sponsor a joint research field day on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, in Tifton, Georgia. The field day will start at 8:00 a.m. at UGA’s Gibbs Farm (226 William Gibbs Road) …
Some Georgia Cotton Fields Still Need Rain
USDA released their Crop Production Report for August last Friday, and it showed cotton production in Georgia is forecast to be 2.6 million bales, up 15 percent from last year. The acreage figure still stands at 1.3 million acres. While there have been some fields that the rain clouds found, Georgia Cotton Commission’s Richey Seaton says that’s not the case …
A Surprising Cotton Market Situation
Normally a big yearly increase in production of a crop brings on lower prices, but according to a story from Gary Crawford, this may not be a normal year for cotton. Play Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
A “Contamination Prevention Alert” from the National Cotton Council
The National Cotton Council is urging producers, ginners, warehousers, and their employees to pay particular attention to contamination prevention this harvest season. Dale Thompson, manager of marketing and processing technology for the National Cotton Council, explains the steps ginners need to take to ensure a quality U.S. cotton crop. Play Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture …
USDA Forecasts Record-High Corn and Soybean Production in 2016
Both U.S. corn and soybean growers are expected to harvest record-high crops this year, according to the Crop Production report issued by the Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024