⋅ BY DAVID MITCHELL ⋅
Crop and livestock farms throughout Georgia are in a perpetual exchange of ideas and innovations to solve challenges that have tangible impacts on the state’s—and the country’s—food supply.
But these concerns aren’t relegated to the southeast...
The world of drones is growing more each day. Contributing to this growth, Steve Li, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System weed scientist, is holding a virtual drone end-user conference March 18-19 via Zoom.
Li said there are many farmers who are...
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...
Center to focus scientific expertise on carbon capture net-zero goal
⋅ BY GABE SALDANA ⋅
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents has approved the establishment of the Texas A&M Center for Greenhouse Gas Management in Agriculture and Forestry – a joint organization...
Whitetail deer are a significant economic threat to row crop production in Alabama. While his specialty includes crop insect pests, Alabama Cooperative Extension System entomologist Scott Graham has been dealing with reports of deer damage and listening as growers search for...
As farmers prepare for the upcoming growing seasons, the dawning of a new year is a reminder of the new things to come. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is planning two precision agriculture workshops in February. These workshops are...
This program will help the South Carolina agricultural community develop barrier-free farming.
– Dale Layfield, Clemson associate professor of agricultural education
Aging and ailments limit some South Carolina farmers, but faculty and researchers at Clemson and South Carolina State universities are...
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...
United States farm establishments received 14.5 cents per dollar spent on domestically produced food in 2021—a decrease of one cent from 15.5 cents in 2020—to the lowest recorded farm share value in nearly three decades. The remaining portion of...
⋅ BY DOMINIC REISIG ⋅
NC State Extension
Bt corn has been genetically modified to make insecticidal proteins that protect plants from caterpillars and some root-feeding beetles. In our region, growers pay an average of around $35 more for a bag...
⋅ BY OLIVIA McCLURE ⋅
LSU AgCenter
When drought conditions set in across Louisiana this summer, many farmers resorted to irrigation to try to save their crops. While it helped preserve yields and quality in some cases, the sharp uptick in...
Fungicide features a new, FMC-exclusive molecule in the SDHI class: fluindapyr.
FMC is launching Adastrio™ fungicide on a limited commercial basis for the 2023 crop season. Adastrio fungicide is a foliar fungicide that combines three modes of action and is...
⋅ BY OLIVIA McCLURE ⋅
From rooting up crops to destroying farm infrastructure, Louisiana’s growing population of feral hogs causes $91.1 million in damage to agricultural and timber lands each year, according to a newly released LSU AgCenter estimate.
Based on...