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AdvertisementCottonBoll weevils becoming historyLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP)--Arkansas cotton farmers are having a difficult season because of the weather. But their struggle would be much more trying if boll weevils were still attacking their crops. Agriculture officials say that for the first time in a century, no boll weevils have been found in Arkansas cotton fields. [Read More] USDA sets referendum for amendments to research and promotion orderThe U.S. Department of Agriculture Oct. 5 announced that a referendum will be conducted among U.S. Upland producers and importers. The referendum is scheduled for Oct. 13, through Nov. 10. The Agricultural Marketing Service is proposing to amend the Cotton Research and Promotion Order to implement section 14202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 that amended the Cotton Research and Promotion Act. [Read More] Cotton harvest underwayArkansas After weeks of waiting on the rain to stop, Arkansas cotton growers are in the field and harvesting what they can of the state's crop. The National Agricultural Statistics Service said that for the week ending Oct. 18, only 8 percent of the cotton crop had been harvested, compared with 52 percent at this time last year. [Read More] Arkansas harvest 2009: Pockets of optimism between rain stormsArkansas Near constant rain has caused between 25 percent and 80 percent damage in some cotton, rice and soybean fields in Arkansas as growers struggle to harvest what's left during brief periods of dry weather, according to Extension agents, agronomist and economists with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. In Phillips County, there was some good news for cotton farmers. [Read More] Chicot County: 'We are going to be lucky to make half a crop'Arkansas The rain-shocked 2009 growing season may prove to be devastating for Chicot County, where more than 65 percent of the county is farmland. On Nov. 2 and 3, Gus Wilson, Chicot County Extension staff chairman for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, made the rounds, visiting farmers and getting a first-hand look at what record rain has left of crops in the state's southeasternmost county. [Read More] Advertisement
Late wheat planting requires extra planning
Kansas Some wheat has not yet been planted this year across Kansas--especially in the eastern third of the state--due in some cases to wet soil conditions. In other cases, producers are still waiting to harvest their soybeans, grain sorghum or corn before planting wheat, said Jim Shroyer, Kansas State University Research and Extension crop production specialist.[Read More] Crop removal in higher yield environments By David G. Hallauer Meadowlark District Extension agent, crops and soils/horticulture Kansas [Read More] Crops and weeds: Global climate change's first responders A team of Agricultural Research Service plant physiologists is studying how global climate change could affect food crop production--and prompt the evolution of even more resilient weeds. Lewis Ziska, Richard Sicher and Jim Bunce all work at the ARS Crops Systems and Global Change Laboratory in Beltsville, Md. Over the past several years, the three scientists have conducted research on a range of food crops--including soybean, rice, ...[Read More] West Texas wineries bloom despite bad crop MIDLAND, Texas (AP)--Scrunching her face slightly, Carla Bryant lowered the wine glass from her mouth and dumped the remainder of her Late Harvest Riesling sample in the jug sitting nearby. "Not that one,' she said, untwisting her features. "Too sweet.'[Read More] Scientists find ozone levels already affecting soybean yields Current atmospheric ozone levels are already suppressing soybean yields, according to Agricultural Research Service scientists and university cooperators studying the effect of global climate change on crops. ARS plant physiologists Don Ort and Carl Bernacchi, molecular biologist Lisa Ainsworth, and geneticist Randall Nelson have been working with University of Illinois scientists on a project called "SoyFACE"--short for Soybean ...[Read More]
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