Archive for June, 2013
The Farmer’s Apprentice
AUSTIN, Texas (DTN) — Ben Hendrix grew up on an irrigated farm in northeastern Colorado, joining the FFA in high school and partnering on his first farmland purchase with profits from his own sweet corn sideline.
Conditions setting up for plant bug problems in North Carolina cotton
• Based on a few corn field assessments and some ditch bank sweepings, we seem to have more that our usual level of plant bugs so far this season.
SENATORS DEMAND ANSWERS ON WHY EPA RELEASED FARMERS’ PRIVATE INFO TO ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS
Twenty-four U.S. senators are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency respond to allegations that it has leaked thousands of farmers’ private information to environmental groups.
Sprayer nozzle checklist helps save crop yields, money
An agricultural tool as small as a thumb can mean the difference between a 25 to 50 percent increase or decline in crop yields
Guidelines developed for thrips battle in Southeast cotton
Field trials conducted in the past two years in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia are providing valuable insights into how Southeastern cotton producers can battle thrips infestations.
Software Solutions
A ledger notebook, pencil and eraser were adequate tools 25 years ago…
Cotton farmers vs. Palmer amaranth
The most destructive adversary to impact cotton production since the boll weevil is costing cotton farmers potential yields and profit.