The Georgia Watermelon Association is pleased to announce that Lindsey Marie Mann of Bogart, GA,, was crowned the 2009 Georgia Watermelon Queen during their annual meeting at Lake Blackshear Resort and Golf Club in Cordele, GA. As the 2009 Georgia Watermelon Queen, Mann will represent Georgia’s watermelon industry and Association in over 50 promotions in supermarkets, fairs and festivals during …
Weed Resistance Requires Several Modes of Action
Glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth has become a big problem for the Southeast and Chuck Foresman, Technical Brand Manager with Syngenta, says that it’s important to attack the pest with several modes of action. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Georgia Cotton Commission Mid-Way Through Cotton Production Meetings
The University of Georgia and the Georgia Cotton Commission are about mid-way through their 2009 Cotton Production Meetings. The meetings give producers a chance to see the results of recent work and research. Click here for the complete schedule of meetings. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
GA Beef at ProStart
Georgia Beef Board’s Ashley Hughes says they will be participating in Pro-Start this Friday, which is a career-building program for high school students. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Debarment Process Explained
Peanut processor Peanut Corporation of America in Blakely, Georgia has been suspended from doing business with the U.S. government due to the recent salmonella outbreak. David Shipman, Associate Administrator of the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, explains the suspension and debarment process, as Tyron Spearman has the story…. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed …
Speaker Gives Optimism to Cotton Producers
At the recent Georgia Cotton Conference, Anthony Tancredi, President of Allenberg Cotton Company gave a different perspective on the current market conditions than many growers had recently heard. Cotton Commission board member, Jimmy Webb says that Tancredi’s talk gave him optimism for the future. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New …
Early Season Varieties Can Have Broad Adaptability
Phytogen Cotton Seed is testing a new full season variety this year in hopes for it to be ready for planting in 2010. But Steve Brown, Cotton Development Specialist with the company, says they currently have varieties in the market that have performed quite well for producers. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed …
GA Cattlemen Preparing for Convention
The Georgia Cattlemen’s Association want to remind producers about their annual convention coming up in April, as GCA President-elect Bill Nutt said they’ve been working to get things out together. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Headline for Cotton Gives Consistent Results
BASF Chemical Company launched Headline for cotton during the 2008 growing season through a large number of on-farm trials in the Southeast and Dr. Amber Shirley, Technical Service Specialist, says that the results showed some real promise amid last year’s unique growing season. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober …
2007 Ag Census Shows Increase in Lifestyle Farms
The National Agricultural Statistics Service’s 2007 Census of Agriculture revealed that the most common type of farm is lifestyle or retirement farms. NASS defines those farms as having less than 250 thousand in sales with the operator either being retired or with a primary occupation outside of farming. Statistics Director, Joe Prusacki, noted that 13 percent of the farms counted …