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Social media changing Extension workAug 30, 2010 2:41 PM, By Jim Langcuster, Auburn University Like Gretel of Brothers Grimm fame, Amy Winstead has been carefully, diligently dropping bread crumbs in cyberspace, not in the hope of finding her way back to some place, but of directing more and more of her clients forward to a new place... HeadlinesVirginia ag field day set Sept. 14Aug 31, 2010 12:02 PM, By Roy Roberson, Farm Press Editorial Staff Neither drought, nor record-breaking heat, will prevent the Sept. 14 Late Season Field Crops Tour at the Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center near Suffolk, Va., from going on.... Secure wheat seed before contracting cropAug 31, 2010 11:56 AM Wheat seed will likely be in high demand this year, and Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler recommends that producers ensure their wheat seed supplies are secured before initiating any contracts for the sale of new crop wheat.... Virginia crop production totals downAug 31, 2010 11:50 AM While most row crops haven’t been harvested, Virginia farmers are bracing themselves for lower yields and less production.... Cleaning the Chesapeake Bay from spaceAug 31, 2010 11:42 AM, By Don Comis, United States Department of Agriculture A pilot test of an innovative use of new remote sensing technologies to aid the Chesapeake Bay cleanup begins this year in Talbot County, Md., on the Bay’s Eastern Shore.... Problems found in Kentucky corn cropAug 30, 2010 2:31 PM, By Katie Pratt, University of Kentucky The 2010 corn harvest has begun in far western parts of the state, and producers are finding several issues in their fields as a result of extreme heat and dry weather... Food safety is cost of doing businessAug 30, 2010 2:28 PM, By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff Food safety is not an option for the U.S. produce industry. It’s an absolute necessity, said Dan’l Mackey Almy, DMA Solutions, during a panel discussion on produce safety at the recent Texas Produce Convention in South Padre Island, Texas... Best of both worlds for 2010 cottonAug 27, 2010 11:18 AM, By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff Cotton farmers could be about to enjoy the best of both worlds, members of the National Cotton Council’s board of directors were told.... Southeast Farm Press News Archive Commentaries
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Georgia crop outlook variedAug 30, 2010 2:36 PM, By Brad Haire, University of Georgia Georgia’s tobacco and pecan crops are on pace for a surprisingly good year... advertisement Check out our new blog!
Across the SunbeltEarly cotton harvest for Mid-South?Although extreme heat has probably hurt Mid-South cotton yield potential this season, it’s also had a somewhat positive impact on earliness... Floods concern Texas onion growersSouth Texas onion growers are keeping one eye on the sky and the other on flood waters left from Hurricane Alex and a tropical storm that hit shortly after... Gallo lowballs Thompson priceThe floor fell out of what growers expected to be a good green Thompson seedless grape market yesterday when the world’s largest winery, E&J Gallo, issued a $190 per ton price to crush Thompsons... INTERACT WITH US:
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