⋅ BY BONNIE A. COBLENTZ ⋅ MSU Extension Service “Snow” appearing on the sides of highways and bare ground visible for miles is a sure indication that row crop harvest in Mississippi is well underway. As of early October, the majority of the...

⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅ U of A System Division of Agriculture Farmers faced with high fuel and fertilizer costs this growing season could at least look for consolation in relatively high commodity prices. However, even that right spot may be...

⋅ BY KAY LEDBETTER ⋅ The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a Women in Ag Conference on Oct. 18 at the Hereford Civic Center, 1001 W. 15th St., Hereford. The program is coordinated by the agency’s offices in Castro,...

⋅ BY CLAIRE SANDERS ⋅ It’s a familiar sight for many — a ground sprayer slowly making rounds in a field, applying pesticides to row crops to give producers the best chance of protecting crops from pests and seeing high...

Women are a critical part of farm and ranch operations in South Carolina and to help move this industry into the future, the Clemson Cooperative Extension Service is holding its first-ever South Carolina Women in Agriculture Conference. This inaugural conference...

Tarnished plant bugs and thrips are major insect pests for South Carolina cotton. But Clemson University researchers assure growers help is on the way. During the 2022 Agronomic and Vegetable Field Day at the Edisto Research and Education Center (REC)...

⋅ By John Lovett ⋅ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture The Center for Arkansas Farms and Food will hold a fundraising event 5-7:30 p.m. on Oct. 19 to support the Farmers for Tomorrow fund, a new program to help Farm School and Apprenticeship...

Farmers have several options for managing residue: Fire, flood and tillage, or some combination of the three. Use of each depends on what the production system used in the current season, the weather after harvest and what crop a...

⋅ ROBERT BRANAN ⋅ Please join this series of webinars on September 7, 14 and 21 at 12:30 p.m. for an update on conservation easements and their potential impact on land disposition (e.g. estate planning and farm succession decisions). Robert...

⋅ By Bruno P. Lena, Brenda V. Ortiz, Luan Pereira de Oliveira, Guilherme Morata, Mailson Freire de Oliveira, Franciele Morlin, Alvaro Sanz-Saez, Pierce McClendon, Megan Thurmond, and Yin Bao ⋅ Efforts to put digital technologies and site-specific crop management practices...

⋅ By Brittaney Mann ⋅ U of A System Division of Agriculture FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Plants naturally equip themselves with defenses against insect herbivores. Understanding how those defenses work can reveal alternative approaches to pest management. Rupesh Kariyat, associate professor of...

Xitavo soybean seed, distributed exclusively by BASF, is offering 10 new soybean varieties for the upcoming year. With these additions, the Xitavo seed portfolio includes a total of 39 varieties covering relative maturities 0.1 to 4.7. All new varieties feature...

Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are proud to announce BASF Agricultural Solutions as the organization’s newest national sponsor in the precision agriculture and conservation sector. The organizations are poised to deliver new on-farm sustainability program in the Texas Panhandle. Collaborating...

⋅ Sebe Brown ⋅ IPM Extension Specialist I’ve received several phone calls over the past few days about threecornered alfafa hoppers in V-stage beans. Many of the questions are related to the recent cotton injury that was observed in West TN...

⋅ Angela McClure ⋅ Extension Corn and Soybean Specialist The Tennessee Top Bean soybean yield contest sponsored by the TN Soybean Promotion board and coordinated by UT Extension is open for entries now until September 2nd for the 2022 season.  This...