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Editors: Debra L. Ferguson and Owen Taylor

Circulation Manager: Laurie Courtney

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SUNBELT AG NEWS

From AgUpdates Staff and News Services

Doane Closing Cotton Commentary

·                 Southeast Cotton Harvest Reports: Effects Of Heat Coming Through Loud And Clear 10-28

·                 Soybean Harvest Reports: Southeast And Delta States 10-29

·                 Delta Cotton Harvest Reports: More Rain Would Have Sure Helped 10-29

·                 Rice Harvest Reports: Too Much Heat, Too Much Drought 10-29

·                 Cotton, peanuts, soybeans may continue the ride in 2011 says Georgia economist 10-29

·                 Prices of All Eight Major Fertilizers Rose in Last Month 10-27

·                 DTN Cotton Close: Advances fourth consecutive week 10-29

·                 AFB Rice Close: Took A Beating As Recent Gains Were Trimmed 10-29

·                 Rice, Corn Head for Biggest Monthly Gains in More Than Two Years 10-29

·                 AFB Cotton Close: Rebounded in a big way, as it now appears the downturn was just a temporary 10-29 

·                 DTN Livestock Close: Meat Futures Close Week Lower 10-29

·                 The Corn Market 14 Years Ago 10-29

·                 Non-Ag Investors To Increase Their Presence 10-29

·                 The Movement Of The Corn Crop 10-29

·                 DTN Grain Close: Complex was lightly mixed in quiet trade 10-29

·                 Mississippi Christmas Tree Crop Shapes Up To Be Good 10-29

·                 Linn Corn: Very Choppy Trade 10-29

·                 Linn Soybeans: Unable To Hold The Higher Prices 10-29

·                 Vietnam records highest rice yields in Southeast Asia 10-29

·                 Keith Good Farm Policy: 70 percent of $430 million new farm subsidy aimed at wheat producers 10-29

·                 Benefits of Deep Tillage Depend on Soil Conditions 10-28

·                 Vertical Tillage Tool: One farmer's first impressions 10-28

·                 Rice Under Pivots? Valley Says 2010 Results Make A Strong Case. 10-27

·                 Diesel Price Report 10-27

·                 Rain falls on California rice and cotton harvest 10-27

·                 Soybeans Outshine All Other Grains in Commodity Markets This Week 10-27

·                 Oil Receives More Taxpayer Dollar Support Than Ethanol 10-27

·                 Kansas: Benefits of Deep Tillage Depend on Soil Conditions 10-27

·                 Mississippi: MSU Specialists to Lead State Agronomy Meeting 10-27

·                 LSU AgCenter Receives Grant to Study Pecan Scab Disease Control 10-27

·                 Hard, Dry Soil Turns Fall Tillage into Difficult Task 10-27

·                 Lincoln Faces Uphill Election Battle as Farm Bill Debate Nears 10-27

·                 Rice May Extend Rally as Floods Decimate Asian Crops 10-27

·                 Entomologists Consider SmartStax the New Multi-Trait Corn Seed 10-27

·                 Texas Pecans: Improved Varieties Moving Slowly Toward Harvest-Ready 10-26

·                 Louisiana Pecan Harvest Continues Slow Start, Demand High 10-26

·                 Georgia Pecan Harvest, Deliveries Still Mostly On Hold 10-26

·                 Arkansas: Statewide Rains Welcomed But Enough to Get Wheat Planted? 10-26

·                 Rice Hulls -- a sustainable drainage option for greenhouse growers 10-26

·                 USDA Issues Final 2009-Crop Counter-Cyclical Payments for Upland Cotton and Peanuts 10-26

·                 N. Arkansas Continues Missing Rain, Wheat Planting Mostly On Hold 10-25

·                 Trick or Treat? Corn and soybeans trading gap 10-25

·                 Drought hits hay producers in varying degrees 10-25

·                 Ag Economists says 3 issues determine how many acres of corn and soybeans are needed in 2011 10-25

STATE ADVISORIES

Bulletins, newsletters, analysis

Alabama:

Alabama: Kudzu Bug - AKA Soybean Plataspid - Confirmed In State 10-27. From The Alabama Insect Blog

Alabama Drought Intensifies, Dry Conditions Affecting Winter Planting 10-25. From USDA/NASS


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October 15, 2010 
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  • 2010 harvest winding down.
  • Ratoon prospects look strong, harvest approaches.
  • Assessing the effects of heat on the 2010 crop.
  • 2011 seed sales start - time to order.

 

Latest crop reports from: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas - 

(10/15)


Arkansas:

Arkansas: Farmers Preparing Fields for Spring as Well as Harvesting Cotton, Rice, and Soybeans 10-25. from USDA

California:

California Almonds: Tree Defoliation Due To Rust Or Scab 10-27. The Almond Doctor Blog

California Almonds: Moldova Trip Caused Some Rethinking About The Almond's Production Range 10-27. The Almond Doctor Blog

Florida:

Florida Cotton Harvest Pushes Ahead, But Drought Complicating Peanut Digging 10-25. From USDA/NASS

Georgia:

Georgia Cotton: Plains Variety Trial Results From The University of Georgia 10-25.

Georgia Cotton: Tifton Variety Trial Results 10-25.

Georgia: A Few Scattered Showers Did Not Alleviate Dry Conditions 10-25. from USDA

Indiana:

Indiana: Potentially Serious Pest Found in State, Frogeye Leafspot in Soybeans 10-27. Indiana Pest and Crop Newsletter, Purdue University Extension

Iowa:

Iowa: When to Sample for Nematodes on Corn - It Depends 10-28. from Integrated Crop Management News, Iowa State University Extension

Iowa: Additional Disaster Payments for 2009 Iowa Soybeans 10-27. From Integrated Crop Management News, Iowa State University Extension

Iowa: It's time to test soil samples for soybean cyst nematode (SCN) 10-26. Iowa State University

Kansas:

Kansas Corn, Cotton Harvest Rushing Ahead Of Average 10-25. From USDA/NASS

Kentucky:

Kentucky: Sampling corn fields in autumn for nematodes 10-26. Grain Crops Update, University of Kentucky

Kentucky Grain Harvest Wrapping Up Quickly 10-25. From USDA/NASS

Louisiana:

Louisiana: Rice Bacteria Panicle Blight, sustainable rice production, soil testing changes, crawfish harvest 10-29. LSU AgCenter Rice Research News - Southwest

Louisiana: Soybean Results for Foliar Fungicides and Disease 10-27. Louisiana Extension Service

Louisiana: Southwest Soybean Results in Postemergence Weed Control 10-27. Louisiana Extension Service

Louisiana: Southwest MGV Soybean Variety Demo Yields 10-27. Louisiana Extension Service

Louisiana Group 5 Soybean Variety Results at Woodlawn 10-27. Louisiana Extension Service

Louisiana Group 5 Soybean Variety Results at Ragley 10-27. Louisiana Extension Service

Louisiana: Ratoon rice harvest is well underway 10-26. USDA

Mississippi:

Dry Weather Aiding Early Harvest And Fall Tillage, But Drought Delaying Wheat Planting 10-25. From USDA/NASS

Mississippi: Wheat planting time 10-22. Central Mississippi Field Notes from Ernie Flint, Area Agronomist

Missouri:

Missouri Cotton 2010 Variety Evaluations - Sikeston 10-27.

Missouri Cotton: Portageville Silt Loam Evaluations 10-27.

Missouri: Dry, Warm Weather Speeds Up Harvest and Winter Wheat Seeding 10-25. from USDA

Ohio:

Ohio: Tips for picking corn hybrids to plant in 2011 10-26. C.O.R.N. Newsletter, Ohio State University Extension

Ohio: Send us your stink bugs or at least a good picture 10-26. C.O.R.N. Newsletter, Ohio State University Extension

Ohio: New weed identification book - Weeds of the Midwestern United States and Central Canada 10-26. C.O.R.N. Newsletter, Ohio State University Extension

South Carolina:

South Carolina: Growers Took Advantage of Dry Conditions and Harvested Crops at Rapid Pace 10-25. from USDA

Tennessee:

Tennessee: Cotton, Soybean Harvest Progresses, Wheat Seeding Continues Despite Lack of Moisture 10-25. from USDA


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Texas:

Texas: Still Accessing Extent of Hail and Rain Damage on South Plains Cotton 10-26. from Texas Crop, Weather Report, Texas A&M

Texas Cotton Harvest At A Standstill In Some Areas, Most Winter Wheat Planted 10-25. From USDA/NASS

Virginia:

Weird Worm Year Continues In Virginia - Armyworms Hitting Small Grains Early 10-27. From the Virginia IPM Blog

Virginia Cotton And Peanut Harvest In Full Swing 10-25. From USDA/NASS

Related Material:

Rice Stocks 10-29. USDA

Peanut Stocks and Processing 10-29. From USDA

Peanut Prices 10-29. From USDA

Tenneesse: Corn, Cotton, Soybeans And Wheat Prices Are All Up For The Week 10-29. Tennessee Market Highlights, University of Tennessee Extension

Tobacco: Assessing The Crop And Harvest Progress After Heavy Rain 10-27. Modern Tobacco Grower Blog

Continuing Dry Weather Aids in Harvest Activities but Expands and Intensifies Drought 10-26. USDA Weather Crop Bulletin

Crop Assistance Program Fact Sheet 10-25. Courtesy Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation

Cotton Ginnings 10-25. from USDA

UPCOMING EVENTS

(FD: field day; SS: scout schools)

Texas Grape Camp, November 7-8, 8 am, Lady Bird Johnson Pioneer Pavilion, Fredericksburg

Louisiana: Natural Resources Enterprises Workshop, November 9, 8 am, Curry Farms, Rayville

Mississippi: American Society of Agronomy Meeting, November 17, Grenada Co. Extension Office

Louisiana Livestock Low-Stress Handling Meeting, November 16, Delhi

Midsouth Roundup-Resistant Pigweed Meeting, Forrest City, Arkansas, November 17.

California Almond Industry Conference, December 7-9, Modesto

Mississippi: 2010 USA Rice Outlook Conference, Dec. 8-10, Biloxi

Tennessee Winter Row Crop Production Meeting, December 14-15, The Fayette County Extension Office

South Carolina 2011 Peanut Conference, January 24, Orangeburg

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). ©2010 AgFax Media.

 

 

 

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