By Carroll Smith Editor Football season, hunting season, tax season. There really is a season for everything. For farmers, winter time is the planning season. This year, one of the top priorities for Southern producers is trying to determine what their crop...

By Angela Thompson McClure Although seed genetics can dictate yield, a poorly planted seed never reaches its yield potential. Favorable weather plays an important role in stand quality, but producers can save money on replant costs by managing factors...

  MANA’s New Hires MANA announces the addition of Duane A. Martin, Ph.D., as the company’s new business and product development manager and Tim Ford as an area business manager on its sales team across Louisiana and southern Mississippi. Martin comes to...

Missouri analyst discusses current market and potential strategies for stored grain. By Melvin Brees Store and hope? The corn and soybean price collapse since the summer highs has discouraged making sales. As a result, a large portion of this year’s corn...

The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act-2008 benefits farmers as well as the “Street.” By David P. Webb and D. Nathan Smith Editor’s note: “Fertile Ground For Tax Savings,” which outlines recent tax legislation that creates opportunities for farmers and others in agribusiness, was...

- Special Report - Like the trend in Southern states, California corn acres jump dramatically. By Brenda Carol It may be the land of “fruits and nuts,” but driving through California’s countryside these days is almost reminiscent of a leisurely stroll down a...

Chicken litter in fertility programs increases with high fertilizer prices. By Leo Espinoza The high price of fertilizers has resulted in an increase in the use of chicken litter as part of a farmer’s fertility program. Extension publication “The Use of...

Marketing Conundrum By Carroll Smith Editor A conundrum is defined in a couple of different ways. For example, it can be a riddle solved by a pun, such as: When is a door not a door? When it is ajar. Or, a...

In Tifton, Ga., four local farmers open Southland Grain, LLC By Carroll Smith Two years ago when prices jumped and farmers across the South developed “corn fever,” the elevator infrastructure in most areas struggled to handle the huge crop. And, it...

What do market signals suggest about planting more corn or more soybeans in ’09? By Melvin Brees Should farmers plant more corn or soybeans in 2009? Most Corn Belt farmers, of course, will plant both crops for a variety of reasons...