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Doane Closing Cotton Review

Rice Jury Tells Bayer To Pay Arkansas Farmers $48 Million In GMO Case 4-16

Diesel Fuel On Highway Up Again, 84 Cents Above Year-Ago Period 4-14

Australia's Bunya Soybean Gaining Favor Among Japanese 4-16

DTN Cotton Close: Futures retreated from resistance zone 4-16

Rice: Planting Well Underway But Dry Conditions Prompt More Flushing 4-16

AFB Rice Close: Good weather suggests U.S. plantings will meet expectations 4-16

Virginia Cotton: When will planting begin? 4-16

AFB Grain Close: Wheat prices rallied; soybeans closed positive 4-16

DTN Livestock Close: Cattle complex closed mixed; live contracts higher;feeder issue lowers 4-16

AFB Cotton Close: Expectations strong but will be influenced by worldwide economic recovery 4-16

Cotton: New Potential Pest, Cottonseed Bug, Detected In Extreme S. Florida 4-16

DTN Grain Close: Goldman Sachs fraud charges supportive for grains 4-16

Mississippi: Corn Off to the Races with Strong Start 4-16

DTN Livestock Midday: Outside Market Pressure Weakens Live Cattle Futures 4-16

DTN Grain Midday: Soybeans, Wheat Higher 4-16

Louisiana Agribusiness Recovery Loan Program Phase 2 begins 4-16

Mold In The Grain Dust 4-16

Aphid Pests Likely in North 4-16

Georgia: Economic Bed-Rest - Is the Recession Over? 4-15

Linn Soybeans: An Impressive Performance Given 4-16

Linn Corn: Bulls Winning The Battle 4-16

USDA Weekly Cotton Report 4-16

Georgia Peanuts: Planting In April? Points To Remember. 4-16

Asian Experts: Philippines Rice self-sufficiency Unrealistic 4-16

Southern soybean planting starts in Delta, dry conditions becoming a factor in places 4-16

USDA National Weekly Grain Review 4-16

Kentucky: Warmer Weather Calls for Close Monitoring of Stored Grain 4-16

Georgia: Online Resource to Combat Non-Native Invaders 4-16

K Good: Climate; Trade; Food Safety; Financial Regulation; Farm Bill; Ag Economy 4-16

Arkansas: Figuring The 2010 Crop Mix On Farm-By-Farm Basis 4-15

Texas: It's Weedy Down Here 4-13

Arkansas: Less for Wheat, More for the Rest 4-15

Arkansas: Possible Cotton Recovery 4-15

Planting Starts, Pests Not Far Behind 4-15

Wheat Caught by Bears in Weekly Export Sales 4-15

Virginia Cotton: Burndown Adjustments 4-14

Better Access to Health Insurance for Farmers Comes With a Steep Price 4-14

The World Will Not Always be Awash in Wheat 4-14

Round-Up Technolgy Overused According to Study 4-13

USDA National Weekly Rice Review 4-12

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STATE ADVISORIES

Bulletins, newsletters, analysis

Alabama:

Alabama: Managing Aflatoxins in Corn 4-16. Alabama Timely Information

Alabama Fields Getting A Bit Dry Now, But Planting Moving Along 4-12. Alabama Crop And Weather Report


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Arkansas:

Arkansas: Bi-Weekly Market Briefs 4-15. Arkansas Farm Bureau Bi-Weekly Market

Arkansas: Planting Forecast, Acreage Outlook, Planting Checklist 4-14. Arkansas Cotton Update

Arkansas Farmers Making Progress As Conditions Turn Dry, Warm 4-12. Arkansas Crop And Weather Report

California:

Glyphosate Damage In Almonds: Understanding Causes, Recognizing Symptoms 4-13. The Almond Doctor Blog

Florida:

Florida Settles Into Drier Weather, And Growers Make Planting Progress On Most Fronts 4-12. Florida Crop And Weather Report

Georgia:

Georgia: Cotton Prices Resume Optimistic Trend 4-16. Don Shurley, Cotton Marketing News, University of Georgia

Georgia: Planting Peanuts in April; Effective Cotton Burndown 4-16. Georgia Seminole Crop E News

Valor Tank Clean-Out Guide 4-15. Steps to take to purge the herbicide from tanks and spray systems

Palmer Amaranth (Pigweed) Herbicide Program Suggestions (In Roundup Ready Cotton Only) 4-15. From Scott Brown, Colquitt County, Georgia, Extension Agent

Georgia Planting Picking Up Speed, But Hot And Dry Conditions Taking Hold, Too 4-12. Georgia Crop And Weather Report


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Illinois:

Illinois: A Different Start for the 2010 Growing Season 4-13. Weekly Outlook

Indiana:

Indiana: Was Winter Too Cold for Insect Survival; Soybean Planting - Warm Temperatures and Itchy Trigger Fingers 4-16. Indiana Pest and Crop

Indiana: Tank Mixing Glyphosate and Manganese Fertilizer for Soybeans 4-14. Purdue University

Indiana: Keep an Eye Open for Sulfur Deficiency in Wheat 4-14. Purdue University

Indiana: The Controversy - Glyphosate Manganese Interactions and Impacts on Crop Production 4-13. Purdue University

Iowa:

Iowa: Predicted Risk of Bean Pod Mottle Virus in 2010 4-13. Integrated Crop Management News    

Iowa: Early Planting Dates Maximize Growing Season 4-10. Iowa Integrated Crop Management News

Kansas:

Kansas Farmers Making Headway As Conditions Warm, Most Wheat Breaks Dormancy 4-12. Kansas Crop And Weather Report

Kentucky:

Kentucky: Fungicide Control in Corn; Wheat Rusts a "No-Show" So Far 4-14. Kentucky Pest News

Kentucky Gets Nipped By One More Frost As Lack Of Rain Getting To Be A Conern 4-12. Kentucky Weekly Crop And Weather Report

Louisiana:

Louisiana Cattle Market Update: Fresh beef imports to U.S. from Santa Catarina, Brazil 4-16.

Louisiana: Planting, fertility and pre-emergence weed control 4-15. Louisiana Crops Newsletter from LSU

Louisiana: Sugarcane Weed Managment 4-14.

Louisiana Farmers Wrapping Up Corn, Make Headway In Rice And Moving To Beans And Cotton 4-12. Louisiana Crop And Weather Report

Louisiana Rice Delayed By Cool, Dry Conditions, Plus Scouting Tips 4-12. Louisiana Rice Field Notes From Johnny Saichuk


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Mississippi:

Mississippi: Grain Crop Updates 4-09. Corn Nitrogen Suggestions

Mississippi Farmers Making Planting Progress With Dry, Warm Weather 4-12. Mississippi Crop And Weather Report

When Is It Too Late To Plant Corn In Mississippi? 4-11. Central Mississippi Field Notes, Ernie Flint

Missouri:

Missouri: Grain Sorghum Health, Yield; Weed Management in Corn; Black Cutworm in Late-Planted Corn 4-14. Missouri Integrated Pest and Crop Management

Missouri Planting Conditions Warmed Up Considerably 4-12. Missouri Crop And Weather Report

Ohio:

Ohio: Corn Emergence; Corn Seeding Rates; Early Wheat Fungicide 4-13. Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter

Oklahoma:

Oklahoma Farmers Taking Advantage Of Warmer Weather, Good Moisture As Planting Season Starts 4-12. Oklahoma Crop And Weather Report 

South Carolina:

South Carolina's Summer Seems To Be At Hand As Planting Gains Momentum 4-12. South Carolina Crop And Weather Report

Tennessee:

Tennessee Market Highlights, Crop by Chuck Danehower, Livestock by Emmit L. Rawls 4-16.

Tennessee Farmers Delayed By Wind And Rain Last Week, But Some Needed The Precip 4-12. Tennessee Crop And Weather Report

Texas:

Texas Farmers Making Headway With Dry Weather, Cotton Planting Progresses In Trans-Pecos 4-12. Texas Crop And Weather Report


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Virginia:

Virginia: Mike Roberts says short-covering, weak U.S.$, and possible Chinese corn-buying deal were supportive 4-13.

 

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Rice Advocate: Western Hemisphere Rice Industry Gathers in Cartagena for TRT Rice Americas 2010 4-16.

UPCOMING EVENTS

(FD: field day; SS: scout schools)

Kansas: South Central Exp. Field Spring Field Day, May 25, Hutchinson

Kansas: Southwest Ag Research Center Spring Field Day, May 20, Garden City

Louisiana: American Oat Worker Conference, April 17-21, Baton Rouge.

Texas: Grain-Grading Workshops, May 4-5, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Amarillo, Texas.

Georgia: Pesticide Use, Safety, and Handling Training, May 7, 8:30 am, Perry

Virginia: Early Summer Row Crops and Vegetables Tour, June 3, 9 am, Lunch Provided, Tidewater Agricultural REC, Suffolk

North Carolina Small Grain Field Day, May 18, 4:30 pm, Circle S Ranch, Monroe

North Carolina Small Grain Field Day, May 13, 4 pm, Steve Griffin Farm, Washington

North Carolina Small Grain Field Day, May 11, 4 pm, Brixey Farms, Lumberton

Texas: Exporting to Cuba Workshop, April 21, Bradyâ€Ts Landing, Houston

Louisiana Wheat and Oat Field Day, April 26, 8:30 am, Macon Ridge Research Station, Winnsboro

Texas: Watershed Planning Short Course, May 10-14, Mayan Dude Ranch, Bandera.

Louisiana: Biodiesel workshop, April 28, Baton Rouge

Louisiana: Crowley Rice REC Field Day, July 1

Louisiana: Vermilion Parish Rice Field Day, July 6

Louisiana Beef Research Field Day, Rosepine Research Station, May 6, 9:30 a.m.

Texas Brush Control Workshop, April 20, 8 am, Edwards County Annex Building, Edwards County

Tennessee: 26th Milan No-Till Crop Production Field Day, July 22

North Carolina 2010 Cotton Field Day, Sept. 16, Gary Respess Farm, Beaufort County.

To list an event, contact Owen Taylor


AgUpdates is published weekly during the crop production season and is distributed by email to individuals who subscribe to the following newsletters: AgFax: Midsouth Cotton;  AgFax: Southeast Cotton; PeanutFax; RiceFax: Midsouth/Texas; and SoyFax: Midsouth. Owen Taylor, Editor, AgFax Media (formerly Looking South Communications), 142 Westlake Drive, Brandon, MS 39047, owen@agfax.com, 601-992-9488 (fax: 601-992-3503). ©2008 AgFax Media.

 

 

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Best regards,

Debra L. Ferguson
Owen Taylor

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SUNBELT AG NEWS

From staff and services

Mississippi: Cotton Picking Situation Leads Some Farmers to Sing the Blues 10-9

Georgia: Peanut Harvest Looks Promising 10-9

Arkansas: Soybean Harvest Hampered by Weather, Green Bean Syndrome 10-9

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Virginia Cotton: Favorable Weather Continues 10-9

Georgia: Soggy Summer Dampens Georgia Pecan Harvest 10-8

Texas: Biomass Gasification, Biochar Show Commercial Promise 10-8

Texas: 'Hog Cam' Could Give Upper Hand on Feral Hogs 10-8

Closing Livestock: Cattle Contracts Settle Moderately Higher 10-9

Closing Rice: Closed the Day Lower 10-9

Closing Cotton: Lower Friday but Higher for the Week 10-9

Closing Grain: Impressive Week in Row-Crops 10-9

Sharp Jump in Pecan Crop 10-9

Linn Soybean Commentary: Post USDA Report Calls Lower 10-9

Linn Corn Commentary: USDA Report a Non-Event 10-9

Linn Wheat Commentary: Carryout Grows - Beats Analysts Estimates 10-9

High Yield, Quality Issues in eastern Corn Belt Corn 10-9

Tough Calls for Crop Insurance 10-9

USDA Inches Cotton Estimate Lower on Month 10-9

Soybean Record Harvest in Line 10-9

USDA Lowers Current Peanut Forecast 10-9

Further Gain in Rice Crop Size 10-9

Corn Crop Forecast Improves 10-9

Sorghum Crop Retreats Over Month 10-9

K. Good's Farm Policy: Food Security; Ag Spending Bill (Dairy, Nutrition); Climate Issues; Crop Insurance; and Soybeans 10-9

U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey 10-8

ABC News: Killer Pigweeds Threaten Crops in the South  10-8

STATE ADVISORIES

Bulletins, newsletters, analysis

aLABAMA:

Alabama Insect Advisory, 10-9, Seasonal Dynamics of Insect Pests of Peanuts & Vegetables in Alabama: A Preliminary Report.

Alabama Crop Report, 10-6.

ARKANSAS:

Arkansas Cotton Update, 10-11. Mulling over USDA's supply/demand report.

Arkansas Crop Production Report, 10-9, from USDA.

Arkansas Pecan Production Report, 10-9, from USDA.

Arkansas Crop Report, 10-5.

Arkansas Cotton Update, 10-4. Judging the effect of all the rain now that harvest has started; boll-opener considerations in late cotton; delayed Delta harvest leaves market with unanswered questions.


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October 2, 2009

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FLORIDA:

Florida Crop Report, 10-5.

GEORGIA:

Georgia Crop Production, 10-9, from USDA.

Georgia Seminole County E News, 10-9, Peanut picking slowed due to rain; cotton defoliation begins in a big way; Georgia wheat experienced a downturn.

Georgia: Worth County Extension, 10-8, 2010 Wheat Budgets for those interested in the economics of growing wheat for 2010 harvest (Conventional/Intensive Management).

Georgia Crop Report, 10-5.

ILLINOIS:

Illinois Pest Management and Crop Development Bulletin, 10-9, Abundant soybean aphid egg-laying this fall; guidelines for fall-applied herbicides; butterweed control; diplodia ear rot causing problems in corn; soybean rust in thirteen Illinois counties so far; soybean harvest underway.  

Illinois: Early U.S. Corn and Soybean Export Activity Is Encouraging, 10-5, Weekly Outlook by D. Good.

indiana:

Indiana: Control of Marestail in No-till Soybeans, 10-7.

Indiana: Dealing with Diplodia Ear Rot, 10-2, from Purdue University.

Kansas:

Kansas Crop Report, 10-5.

KENTUCKY:

Kentucky: Harvesting Corn This Fall, 10-8, Extension Agronomist Chad Lee explains how to evaluate your mature cornfields (Audio).

Recognizing Southern Rust and Blight on Corn, 10-8, Extension Plant Pathologist Paul Vincelli reviews inspection techniques and how blight can effect this year's corn harvest (Audio).

Kentucky Crop Report, 10-5.

LOUISIANA:

Louisiana Crop Production, 10-9, from USDA.

Louisiana Food and Fiber Industry Monitor, 10-9, Large rainfall totals creating harvest delays for most crops.

Louisiana Crop Report, 10-5.

Louisiana: Poor Water Quality Affecting Many Crawfish Ponds, 10-5.

MISSISSIPPI:

Mississippi Crop Report, 10-5.

Mississippi Field Notes, (Central Miss.) 10-5. Be careful with grain in bins.

MISSOURI:

Missouri: Integrated Pest and Crop Management, 10-7, Soybean rust spreads rapidly; fall herbicide applications; discolored soybean seed; fall armyworm.

Missouri Crop Report, 10-5.


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oklahoma:

Oklahoma Crop Report, 10-5.

pennsylvania:

Pennsylvania Field Crop News, 10-7, BMPs for Combating Head Scab in Wheat; Wheat Being Planted Late?; Corn Ear Molds and Leaf Diseases.

SOUTH CAROLINA:

South Carolina Crop Report, 10-5.

TENNESSEE:

Tennessee IPM Newsletter, 10-9, Corn not drying down in the field; soybean seed quality took a hit.

Tennessee Market Highlights, 10-9, Crop market comments by Chuck Danehower; Livestock comments by Emmit L. Rawls.

Tennessee Crop Production, 10-9, from USDA.

Tennessee: Dairy's Financial Problems Outstrip Usual Ups and Downs, 10-9, D. Ray, UTenn Agricultural Policy Analysis Center.

Tennessee Crop Report, 10-5.

TEXAS:

Texas Crop Production, 10-9, from USDA.

Texas Cotton Ginnings, 10-9, from USDA.

Texas Crop, Weather, 10-6.

Texas Crop Report, 10-5.

VIRGINIA:

Virginia Crop Production, 10-9, from USDA.

Virginia: Roberts Agricultural Commodity Market Report, 10-6, Weather worries over frost potential supportive of corn market.

Virginia Crop Report, 10-5.

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Rice Advocate, 10-10, USRPA applauds research funding increase; House bill would ease Cuba travel restrictions.

Riceland Daily Market Review, 10-9, Some of the grains had surprise rally Friday.

USA Rice Federation Daily, 10-9, Vilsack Launches National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

Arkansas Farm Bureau Market Report, 10-9, Covers Major Commodities.

USDA Peanut Prices, 10-9.

Arkansas Bi-Weekly Market Briefings, 10-9, Soybeans made strong upward movements; wheat follows corn higher; harvest delays stop downturn in rice futures; recent weather impacts cotton quality.

USDA Grain Transportation Report, 10-8, Ocean Vessel Loading Activity Likely to Pick Up; Unshipped Grain Export Balances Accumulate as Midwest Harvest Lags.

UPCOMING EVENTS

(FD: field day; SS: scout schools)

California Cotton Tour, October 13, begins at Los Banos. Contact: Marcia Gibbs, (530) 370-5325 or Marcia@sustainablecotton.org

Louisiana Vermilion Parish Rice Grower's Association Board Meeting, October 19, 7 pm, Extension Office, Abbeville.

Philippines, World Rice Conference, Oct 27-30, Shangri-la's Mactan Resort and Spa, Cebu. 

San Antonio International Farm and Ranch Show, October 8-10, Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio Texas.

California Almonds: Pest management training, Kearney REC, November 4.

California Almonds: Pest management training, San Joaquin County Extension Office, November 5.

Kansas State University Management, Analysis and Strategic Thinking Program (MAST), November 16-17. 

Texas 21st Annual Plant Protection Assn. Conference "Application of Agricultural Technology and Management for Changing Times", December 2 & 3, Brazos Center, Bryan.

Mississippi 2009 Row Crop Short Course, December 7-9, 10 am, Bost Extension Center, Mississippi State University, Registration Form.

Alabama Precision Agriculture and Field Crops Conference, December 8, 8 am, Wind Creek Hotel, Atmore.

California: Almond Industry Conference, Dec. 9-10, Modesto.

2009 USA Rice Outlook Conference, December 9-11, New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans. For more information, contact Jeanette Davis, jdavis@usarice.com.

2010 National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 4-7, New Orleans Marriott Hotel and Sheraton New Orleans Hotel.

Louisiana: 75th Annual Livestock Show Feb. 13-20, Lamar-Dixon Expo Center, Gonzales.

To list an event, contact Owen Taylor


AgUpdates is published weekly during the crop production season and is distributed by email to individuals who subscribe to the following newsletters: AgFax: Midsouth Cotton;  AgFax: Southeast Cotton; PeanutFax; RiceFax: Midsouth/Texas; and SoyFax: Midsouth. Owen Taylor, Editor, AgFax Media (formerly Looking South Communications), 142 Westlake Drive, Brandon, MS 39047, owen@agfax.com, 601-992-9488 (fax: 601-992-3503). ©2008 AgFax Media.

 

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Here is this week's Southern AgUpdates, our weekly compilation of advisories, news and commentaries.

Best regards,

Debra L. Ferguson
Owen Taylor

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SUNBELT AG NEWS

From staff and services

Arkansas: Harvest Time Hardships - Aphids in Rice, Split Pods in Soybeans 9-18

Closing Rice: Market improved again today 9-18

Closing Cotton: Market Closes Day Mixed, Higher For Third Week 9-18

Closing Grain: Late Sell-Off Hits Grains 9-18

Mississippi: September Rain Not Helping State Crops 9-18

Arkansas: Persistent Rain Dampening Hopes for Arkansas Cotton Growers 9-18

Monsanto announces sharp Roundup price reduction for 2010 9-17

Southern soybean harvest bogs down in the rain, more soybean rust turning up 9-17

Peanut harvest stalls out due to continued rain 9-17

Mississippi: Soy Biodiesel Industry Sees Profits 9-17

Rice harvest delayed in Delta by rain; aphids turning up more widely on late rice 9-17

Midsouth cotton defoliation stopping and starting with the rain 9-17

Southeast cotton defoliation starting in scattered areas this week from Georgia to Virginia 9-17

Closing Livestock: Pork Futures Plunge Lower in Late Week Trade 9-18

USDA National Weekly Cotton Review 9-18

Linn Soybean Commentary: Important Weekly Close Today 9-18

Linn Group Corn Commentary: No Frost or Freeze on the Radar 9-18

Linn Group Wheat Commentary: Remains Under Pressure 9-18

North Carolina: Peanut Disease Forecast 9-18

K. Good's Farm Policy: Climate Legislation; Trade Issues; Environmental Issues; and CFTC Issues 9-18

Arkansas: Yell County Find Brings Soybean Rust Counties Tally to 22 9-16

Virginia Cotton: Initial Defoliation Favorable 9-16

USDA National Weekly Rice Review 9-14

STATE ADVISORIES

Bulletins, newsletters, analysis

Alabama:

Alabama Crop Report, 9-15.

ARKANSAS:

Arkansas Soybean Rust Spray Advisory, 9-18.

Arkansas Crop Report, 9-14.


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FLORIDA:

Florida Field Crops Crop Production, 9-15, from USDA.

Florida Crop Report, 9-14.

GEORGIA:

Georgia Seminole County E News, 9-18, Drizzly rain, cloudy weather not good on opening cotton; some peanuts being dug where it's not too wet; peanut cultivars and maturity ranges; peanut irrigation decisions late in season. 

Georgia Cotton Marketing News, 9-18, A Week's Cotton Market Journal.

Georgia Crop Report, 9-14.

ILLINOIS:

Illinois: Corn and Soybean Supply Prospects, 9-14, Weekly Outlook by D. Good. 

KENTUCKY:

Kentucky Pest News, 9-16, Update on Fungicides for "Plant Health".

Evaluating the Growth of This Years Crop, 9-16, Extension Agricultural Economist Cory Walters reviews the status of corn and soybean crops so far this year (audio).

Kentucky Crop Report, 9-14.

LOUISIANA:

Louisiana Crop Report, 9-14.

MISSISSIPPI:

Mississippi: Current Issues in Soybean Production, 9-18, Seed quality: not as bad as we may think; yields for a group IV strip trial; fall weed resistant meeting.

Mississippi Crop Report, 9-15.

Mississippi Field Notes, 9-14, More about soybean damage....

MISSOURI:

Missouri Integrated Pest and Crop Management News, 9-17, Corn stalk rots; late season soybean diseases.

Missouri Crop Report, 9-15.


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oklahoma:

Oklahoma Crop Report, 9-14.

SOUTH CAROLINA:

South Carolina Crop Report, 9-14.

TENNESSEE:

Tennessee Market Highlights, 9-18, Crop market comments by Chuck Danehower; Livestock comments by Emmit L. Rawls.

Corn Crop Looks Good, Maybe Too Good, 9-18, D. Ray, UTenn Agricultural Policy Analysis Center.

Tennessee Crop Report, 9-14.

TEXAS:

Texas: Focus on South Plains Agriculture, 9-18, Late season crop desiccation, drydown, weed control in sorghum.

Texas Crop, Weather, 9-15, Good News For Wheat Planters.

VIRGINIA:

Virginia AgPest Advisory, 9-18, Insect Trap catch on the Eastern Shore for Week Ending Sept 18.

Virginia AgPest Advisory, 9-18, Corn earworm moth counts for the week ending Sep. 17, 2009.

Virginia: Roberts Agricultural Commodity Market Report, 9-15, Don't wait for $5.00 wheat to come back any time soon.

RELATED MATERIAL:

Arkansas Farm Bureau Market Report, 9-18, Covers Major Commodities.

USDA Peanut Prices, 9-18.

USDA Catfish Processing, 9-18.

Riceland Daily Market Review, 9-18, CBOT futures continue trading mixed as bullish and bearish factors battle each other.

USA Rice Federation Daily, 9-18.

USDA Grain Transportation Report, 9-17, USDA Projects Record Corn Use in 2009/10; Soybean Exports Forecast to Reach Record.

USDA Crop Progress, 9-14.

UPCOMING EVENTS

(FD: field day; SS: scout schools)

Tri-State Peanut Disease Tour, September 22-24, Tifton.

Southeast Alabama Crops FD, September 24, 9 am, Corcoran Farm, Eufaula.

Kansas Agricultural Lenders Conference, October 6, 8 am, Garden City.

Kansas Agricultural Lenders Conference, October 7, 8 am, Manhattan.

California Cotton Tour, October 13, begins at Los Banos. Contact: Marcia Gibbs, (530) 370-5325 or Marcia@sustainablecotton.org

Philippines, World Rice Conference, Oct 27-30, Shangri-la's Mactan Resort and Spa, Cebu. 

San Antonio International Farm and Ranch Show, October 8-10, Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio Texas.

California Almonds: Pest management training, Kearney REC, November 4.

California Almonds: Pest management training, San Joaquin County Extension Office, November 5.

Kansas State University Management, Analysis and Strategic Thinking Program (MAST), November 16-17. 

Texas 21st Annual Plant Protection Assn. Conference "Application of Agricultural Technology and Management for Changing Times", December 2 & 3, Brazos Center, Bryan.

Alabama Precision Agriculture and Field Crops Conference, December 8, 8 am, Wind Creek Hotel, Atmore.

California: Almond Industry Conference, Dec. 9-10, Modesto.

Rice Outlook Conference, Dec. 9-11, New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, La. For more information, contact Jeanette Davis, jdavis@usarice.com.

2010 National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conferences, January 4-7, New Orleans Marriott Hotel and Sheraton New Orleans Hotel.

Louisiana: 75th Annual Livestock Show Feb. 13-20, Lamar-Dixon Expo Center, Gonzales.

To list an event, contact Owen Taylor


AgUpdates is published weekly during the crop production season and is distributed by email to individuals who subscribe to the following newsletters: AgFax: Midsouth Cotton;  AgFax: Southeast Cotton; PeanutFax; RiceFax: Midsouth/Texas; and SoyFax: Midsouth. Owen Taylor, Editor, AgFax Media (formerly Looking South Communications), 142 Westlake Drive, Brandon, MS 39047, owen@agfax.com, 601-992-9488 (fax: 601-992-3503). ©2008 AgFax Media.

 

 

 

 

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