• By Erick Larson •
Mississippi State University annually conducts Corn for Grain Hybrid Trials, which are an extremely valuable resource to help select corn hybrids for your farm — MAFES Corn Hybrid Trials. These hybrid trials are typically grown...
Corn South presents a partial listing of corn hybrids suited for the Southern growing region.
For a more complete listing, contact your seed representative.
DEKALB
DKC62-05 Brand (112RM)
DKC62-08 Brand (112RM)
• Versatile product, top yield potential
• Very good stalks, roots and drought tolerance
•...
Developed by Clemson’s Department of Agricultural Sciences and Precision Agriculture group, a new calculator is available to help farmers optimize moisture content of stored grain and evaluate field drying.
Equilibrium Moisture Content (EMC) is the moisture grain will attain if...
Rising nitrogen prices, uncertain spring supplies and unseasonably high temperatures may push farmers to apply nitrogen outside of their normal application windows, says University of Missouri Extension nutrient management specialist John Lory.
“We may be in unprecedented times with respect...
• By Jennifer Whitlock •
In recent weeks, farm input costs have soared to record highs, leading farmers and ranchers in the Lone Star State to become increasingly worried.
During an interview with RFD-TV, Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening relayed...
• By Dominic Reisig •
Southern corn billbug is a historical pest of corn in the southeastern United States, and in North Carolina, was a persistent pest throughout the Coastal Plain. Nearly 100 years ago (1917), a biologist named Z.P....
Helping farmers turn the tide on an emerging disease of corn, tar spot, is the focus of a multi-organization team of scientists, including from the Agricultural Research Service in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Caused by the fungus Phyllachora maydis, tar spot...
Mississippians are exploring the relatively new and growing carbon offset market, although many issues related to this market remain under discussion.
Larry Oldham, soil specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said daily, normal activities such as driving vehicles,...
High energy costs and wet weather have delayed the harvest of what is expected to be a record corn crop in Kentucky. To preserve yield and quality, a University of Kentucky agricultural engineer is recommending producers consider harvesting and...
Corn harvest is underway and soybean harvest will soon begin in South Carolina. To help farmers make decisions related to storing or field drying grain crops, Clemson University has a new app.
The app is the Clemson EMC Calculator, developed...
• By Angela McClure•
Recent showers in some counties will help maximize the yield potential of corn even at this late stage. Overall yield potential of the crop is good, however heat stress and limited rainfall will affect yield numbers...
Dr. Greg Sword, Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Entomology professor, has received $499,000 to determine fall armyworm behaviors and genomic traits that could aid in controlling the agricultural pests.
The three-year project funded by the...
Out-of-control weeds are the latest challenge to hit Texas producers among the negative effects related to untimely rains since late spring, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.
Rainy weather across the state has created a convergence of...
• By Kinsey Everhart •
Aflatoxins are a type of mycotoxin that is produced by Aspergillus flavus, which has a worldwide impact on human and animal health. They are particularly dangerous to animals because their diet usually has less variety...
• By Ed Sikora •
Southern rust was found in Crenshaw, Henry, and Monroe counties last week, increasing the number of counties reporting the disease to six for Alabama. Disease severity was low in each case, but I assume the...
