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Texas A&M AgriLife
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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...
Help us by participating in an irrigation survey.
The questions in this survey are only about furrow- or flood-irrigated croplands.
Flood-irrigated croplands still play an important role in supplying food, feed and fiber demands in the United States but have received...
Will Hart, a farmer who produces corn and soybeans on 3,000 acres in the Mississippi Delta, remembers the way his grandfather determined whether the crops needed water.
“We’d go out in the field and kick the dirt,” Hart says. “If...
Expectations for higher-than-normal May temperatures have Wiregrass corn producers on edge as the spring growing season shapes up to be a dry one.
Brandon Dillard, an Alabama Extension regional agent of agronomic crops, says farmers in the area were ahead...
• By Erick Larson •
The Mid-South has experienced a drastic change in the predominant weather patterns recently, prompting the decision of when to start irrigating corn. Of course, this transition is also physiologically challenging to our corn crop, but...
The 2019 Arkansas irrigation yield contest, "Most Crop per Drop," is open for entries.
“We are conducting a conservation yield competition measuring yield and water use for rice, soybeans, and corn,” says Chris Henry, University of Arkansas associate professor.
The contest...
Producers face difficult decisions day in and day out. Alabama Cooperative Extension System professionals have compiled information to help farmers consider all options when deciding whether to purchase and install irrigation equipment on the farm.
Dr. Brittney Goodrich, an Alabama...
For 2015, work to protect yields and find ways to be strategic.
How will 2014 shape the 2015 season, and why was there such a price drop for corn this year? The truth is that prices were unusually high from...
AgVenture Midsouth Dulaney Seed
RL6991HB (106 RM)
Good standability throughout the season with superb roots
Great drought tolerance combined with excellent heat tolerance
Herculex I Insect Protection with impressive yield potential
Great early option for South with two years of performance history
R7844 (110 RM)
Adapted...
Accurately assessing soil moisture affects water management decisions
By Dr. Erick Larson
Last year, dry early season conditions prompted much conversation about the proper time to initiate irrigation for corn. This scenario usually generates a lot more anxiety than necessary because...
Editor’s note: From the early planning stages through the end of the growing season, many factors influence the final yield numbers at harvest time. At right are three “kick-off” tips from the LSU AgCenter to help Louisiana producers realize...
By Carroll Smith
To give corn the ability to maximize yield, you have to think about the seed you’re going to plant before it ever goes into the ground. With this in mind, more farmers who are planting corn in...
An effective fertility program is key to achieving yield goals.
By David Wright
Liming increases bacterial activity that breaks down soil organic matter to make soil nitrogen and other nutrients more available to the crop.
A good fertility program should be based...
Southern Lineup For 2013
This section reflects a partial listing of corn hybrids suited
for the Southern growing region. For additional offerings, contact your local seed representative.
AgVenture Midsouth
Dulaney Seed
RL8899YHB™ (115 RM)
• Optimum® Intrasect® insect protection
• High yield potential
• Good GLS and...
