Beltwide, Soy Rust, Miss. Peanuts, Cotton Premier

Beltwide Coverage: Scroll down to our Jan. 12 listings to find about 10 articles I filed from this year’s Beltwide Cotton Conference in San Antonio.

Soybean Rust, ’06: Soybean rust was confirmed in Montgomery County, Ala., just after the first of the year on kudzu. James Marois, University of Florida plant pathologist, filed a report today on USDA’s soy rust web site, confirming that soybean rust was being identified on kudzu there in at least some of the locations with positive sightings last year.

Mississippi Peanut Meeting: Anyone in Mississippi interested in peanut production this year should probably attend a meeting next week in Hattiesburg to form a state association. The meeting is set for Jan. 23 at the Forrest County Extension office, 952 Sullivan Drive, Hattiesburg, Miss., starting at 10 a.m. It’s estimated that Mississippi could have 40,000 acres of peanuts this year, about double its ’05 crop.

Cotton On “Modern Marvels”: The History Channel will premier an episode of “Modern Marvels” Wednesday night that focuses on cotton. The program will be repeated on Thursday and Sunday. Click here for local times.

On the wire: Dow Jones reports that Brazilian marketing consultants are recommending soybean growers to sell now before world prices drop further. Click here.

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