Category Archive

Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Field Crops”

Final Cotton Estimates by State

Randall Weiseman May 15, 2006 Alabama, Cotton, Florida, Georgia

All three SE Agnet states saw increased cotton production in 2005, according to the National Ag Statistics Service. GA Report (1:00 wma)

Randall Weiseman May 12, 2006 Peanuts

Tyron Spearman has info about a peanut seminar coming next month.Â Report (:18 wma)

Randall Weiseman May 12, 2006 Cotton, Georgia

The Georgia Cotton Commission is keeping an eye on early farm policy discussions.

Randall Weiseman May 12, 2006 Cotton

The National Agriculture Statistics Service has released the final production estimate of the 2005 Cotton crop. Â Report (1:38 wma) USDA NASS

Randall Weiseman May 11, 2006 Field Crops

Latest news concerning two areas of renewable fuel sources. Â Report (:45 wma) Â Â

Randall Weiseman May 10, 2006 Peanuts

The House Appropriations Committee has approvedÂ a measure which is supported by many in the industry.Â Â Report (:40 wma)

Randall Weiseman May 10, 2006 Peanuts

Planting of the U.S. peanut crop is slightly ahead of this time last year. Â Report (:15 wma)

Randall Weiseman May 9, 2006 Field Crops

A soy-based product is helping tourists see the Statue of Liberty. Report (1:00 wma)

Randall Weiseman May 9, 2006 Alabama, Cotton, Georgia

The Official Variety Tests (OVT) of Monsanto’s Roundup Ready Flex Cotton technology at Auburn University last season showed some excellent results.

Randall Weiseman May 9, 2006 Peanuts

A well known peanut agronomist has advice when dealing with what he feels was the number 2 problem in last years peanut crop.Â Report (1:00 wma)

Planting Cold-Hardy Citrus in Florida
Muhmmad Shahid and Shahid Iqbal recently provided advice on planting cold-hardy citrus in Florida. Shahid is an assistant professor of horticulture/fruit physiologist, and Iqbal is a postdoctoral scholar in horticultural sciences, both at the University of Florida North Florida Research and Education Center. Edited excerpts from their article in the Cold Hardy Citrus Connection follow: […]
Phytophthora: A Complex Problem
While the recent Florida Citrus Growers’ Institute presentations focused mainly on HLB, other topics were addressed, including phytophthora root rot. This disease has become more problematic in recent years. Megan Dewdney, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences associate professor of plant pathology, spoke on the topic. She noted that phytophthora already is […]