The ability to detect crop nutrient deficiencies and promptly modify fertilizer applications to address them is invaluable to agricultural producers — especially growers operating under slim profit margins. Identifying how much of a particular nutrient to add is a...
Editor’s Note: Each year, University of Georgia agricultural economists develop a comprehensive overview of various sectors of the agriculture industry. The following is an excerpt from the section on corn, soybeans and wheat.
Last year’s harvest saw bountiful production of...
Introducing Gravista-D Insecticide For Stored Grain
Central Life Sciences will feature Gravista-D insecticide at Commodity Classic 2024, Feb. 28 – March 2, Houston, Texas. Designed to control insects in stored grain, Gravista-D insecticide combines an adulticide with an insect growth...
Cover cropping is a popular agricultural topic primarily driven by the goal of improving soil health and water quality. Cover crops produce vegetation that can help protect the soil from erosion, improve soil organic matter and provide other benefits...
Corn South presents a partial listing of corn hybrids suited for the Southern growing region. For a more complete listing, contact your seed representative.
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DKC62-05 Brand (112RM)
DKC62-08 Brand (112RM)
• Versatile product with top-end yield potential
• Very good stalks, roots and...
Heat and drought have taken a toll on Texas crop production, says Mark Welch, AgriLife Extension economist. Another issue has been the volatile and varying prices during the summer.
Welch says the basis price, or the difference between the local...
“Recent upticks in the prices of both commodities leading up to the June report have been driven by drought throughout major crop-producing states, causing a ‘crop scare event’.” — Hunter Biram
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U of A SYSTEM DIVISION...
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U of A SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE
Underserved farmers who suffered pandemic-related losses have until July 14 to apply for funds from the Pandemic Assistance Relief Program, or PARP.
PARP was created to expand the existing pandemic...
BASF has donated $20,000 to Feeding America to help those in need following a series of tornadoes that recently devastated communities across the state of Mississippi. In addition, the company is matching employee donations to disaster relief organizations contributing...
Distinguishing between common and southern rust is important for proper corn management. Rusts are fungal diseases that affect a wide range of crops worldwide. In the southern United States, two rusts, common rust (Puccinia sorghi) and southern rust (Puccinia...
Planting data can provide valuable insights into planter performance and serve as an important data layer for crop management during the season. Here are few considerations to avoid common errors and ensure quality data collection during planting:
Planter Configuration and...
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Texas A&M AgriLife
Optional auxin training offered
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will hold the 2023 Southwest Texas Crop Kick-off program on Jan. 18 for Frio, Medina, Uvalde and Zavala counties.
The program will be from 8 a.m.-2:30...
Water is often the limiting factor for corn production. The lack of water during key growth stages or an overabundance in stages when the plant doesn’t require as much, or both, can be problematic.
The best idea is to employ...
Clemson Fertilizer Blend Calculator
Released in 2022, this web app calculator was developed to help evaluate different fertilizer blends for meeting nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium requirements in a cost effective and accurate manner.
Calculator outputs depend on user-indicated nutrient application rates...
At a winter production meeting in Hazen, Arkansas, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Extension weed specialist Tommy Butts had one message, “This is a year to survive.”
Weeds have long been a challenge in row crop agriculture, threatening...
