Farmers using Pivot Bio’s Proven 40 microbial nitrogen are realizing significant plant health benefits and stronger return on investment despite early season weather challenges. As part of their ongoing support for farmers facing tough economics, the company announced a...
Corn leafhoppers have re-emerged in some Texas regions and other states, threatening both yields and grain quality.
David Kerns, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service statewide integrated pest management coordinator and associate department head for the Department of Entomology, says corn...
The line from the classic musical “Oklahoma” that refers to corn being “as high as an elephant’s eye” would not apply to some new hybrids. Reduced-stature corn, also referred to as “short” corn, is a concept researchers at Auburn...
Producers can track their price risk protection through revenue insurance in a given growing season by comparing the harvest price (fall) to the projected price (spring) determined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency. In the broader...
Let me cut to the chase. Things will get better. At least that is the word from Texas A&M University’s Agricultural and Food Policy economists Joe Outlaw and Bart Fischer, on efforts to try and stay positive while waiting...
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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• Mid-season Optimum Intrasect leader option with above-average ear flex offering yield stability on moderate...
University of Kentucky Extension economist and grain specialist Grant Gardner says 2024 may be one of the toughest years for grain producers in the past decade, given the absence of a major event that could drive substantial price increases....
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released an online toolbox with educational materials related to pesticides and endangered species — another step in the agency’s efforts to protect endangered species, support farmers, and provide critical environmental protections for communities...
The Mississippi River level measured at Memphis, Tennessee, has dropped to severe low levels for the third year in a row. As of 11:35 a.m. on Sept. 23, 2024, the river level fell to -10 feet.
In the past 10...
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Foundation has been awarded a $3 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement the Pesticide Inspector Residential Training Program.
This funding, effective Aug. 2, will significantly expand the...
⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅
If forecasts hold, the Mississippi River level at Memphis, Tennessee, will again fall below zero as harvest season takes hold, raising the specter of the last two seasons’ higher freight rates, piled up grain and weaker...
⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅
Lack of personnel and sketchy maps are among the stumbling blocks as the Environmental Protection Agency works pesticide approvals through the lens of the Endangered Species Act, according to a senior EPA adviser.
The courts have...
⋅ BY CRAIG GAUTREAUX ⋅
The LSU AgCenter Agricultural Leadership Development Program is now accepting applications for Class XIX, which is scheduled to begin in January 2025 with a completion date of February 2027.
“Developing leaders is essential to advancing agriculture,...
Nutrien Ag Solutions announces the acquisition of Suncor Energy’s AgroScience assets, which consists of several patented and patent pending technologies in the area of biocontrol. This new biocontrol technology is expected to introduce chlorin-based photosensitizer to the global market...
⋅ BY V. TODD MILLER ⋅
A national group of scientists — including two from the LSU AgCenter — has released the Fertilizer Recommendation Support Tool, or FRST, a decision aid providing an unbiased, science-based interpretation of soil test phosphorus...
