Posted on April 5, 2017 by southernipmcenter
in Morning AgClips
From the earliest days of American agriculture, women have been a cornerstone of everyday farm life. But as culture and agriculture change, women are more engaged than ever in the core business — as farm operators and strategic decision makers.
Want proof?
“Over the past three decades, the number of women-operated farms increased substantially,” says a report issued four years ago by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, using the most recent census data available. Continue reading →
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Posted on March 14, 2014 by southernipmcenter
In Southeast Farm Press
Thrips control in cotton will continue to grow in importance as producers push for peak performance from new high-yielding varieties, says Ron Smith, Auburn University Extension entomologist.
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Posted on January 17, 2014 by southernipmcenter
Five projects funded for a total of $727,869 will explore new ways to manage mite-vectored wheat diseases, examine the dispersal and life history of the kudzu bug, test ways to manage spotted wing drosophila (SWD), develop online training for mosquito control and research ways to deal with bed bugs. All of the projects were funded by the USDA Southern Regional IPM grant program.
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Posted on December 20, 2013 by southernipmcenter
Producers should make plans now to attend the Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference and Tradeshow. The Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Conference will be Friday, Feb. 7 at the Ham Wilson Arena and Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Marriott Opelika Hotel and Conference Center in Opelika, Ala. Organized by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System and the Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Association, this conference is the premier educational conference for the state’s fruit and vegetable growers.
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Posted on November 21, 2013 by southernipmcenter
From Southeast Farm Press
By Jack Bacheler, North Carolina Extension Entomologist
Information from North Carolina’s licensed independent crop consultants is invaluable in determining cotton pest status and insecticide inputs from region to region and from one year to the next.
Their responses to our survey questionnaire are both an accurate account of the past “insect year” and represent approximately one third of North Carolina’s total cotton acreage.
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Posted on September 23, 2013 by southernipmcenter
In Southeast Farm Press
By Randy Mertens, University of Missouri
Scientists from the University of Georgia, the University of Missouri and the Beijing Genome Institute have teamed up to use next-generation sequencing to identify two genes — out of approximately 50,000 possibilities — that defend soybeans from damage caused by the root-knot nematode (RKN).
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Posted on August 28, 2013 by southernipmcenter
In Southeast Farm Press
Soybeans were likely planted later than ever this year, and over a large geographic area in the Upper Southeast.
And North Carolina State University Plant Pathologist Steve Koenning says some of these beans may be exposed for longer periods of time to more than usual disease pressure.
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Posted on June 26, 2013 by southernipmcenter
In Southeast Farm Press
By Ayanava Majumdar & Neil Kelly, Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Vegetable production is always at a high risk of insect damage.
Insect pests range from caterpillars and true bugs that devastate summer crops to the insects of cool-season crops like aphids and yellow-margined leaf beetles.
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Posted on June 26, 2013 by southernipmcenter
In Southeast Farm Press
Fusarium wilt has hammered Georgia watermelons for years, and it’s getting worse not better. Farmers could be planting themselves into a yield-crippling corner in the coming years.
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Posted on June 13, 2013 by southernipmcenter
From Delta Farm Press
Cover crops can provide Mid-South producers with weed suppression, improvements in soil health and erosion control. But University of Arkansas weed scientist Jason Norsworthy urges producers to do their homework before planting one. It’s critical to match your cover crop to region, soil type and crop mix among other factors.
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