Saturday, June 02, 2007

Southern Extension Advisories And Bulletins, June 2, 2007

For our regular visitors who don't often stray onto our web site, the following is a list of Southern Extension bulletins and advisories that were posted on our site when we closed out the week. There may be items of interest:

ALABAMA:

Southeast Alabama Cotton Report, 5-31. W. Birdsong. Still potential for a normal crop if it rains soon._

ARKANSAS:

Arkansas Cotton, 5-31, Many different stresses appear to be affecting the crop depending on location; cotton looks "thrippy"; upcoming IPM meetings._

Soybean Notes, 5-30, Soil moisture decreasing; early beans being irrigated; statewide market average climbed 21 cents from Tuesday through Friday last week._

FLORIDA:

Peanut Herbicides: Quick Reference Guide, 2007. E. Jowers. Ratings on weeds, application tips and recommendations._

GEORGIA:

Georgia Cotton Newsletter, 5-30, How Late is Too Late to Pursue a Crop?_

Georgia Cotton Marketing News, 5-25. D. Shurley. Market attempts a comeback._


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LOUISIANA:

Crawfish White Spot Syndrome Virus Update, 6-1, M. Shirley, SW Regional Aquaculture Specialist, Latest developments regarding WSSV. Management Practices and WSSV Fact Sheet._

Vermilion (Parish) Rice News, 5-27, Some younger rice at or near green ring; herbicide application; "mystery malady"; decisions about treating brown leaf spot; rice fungicide timing._

Louisiana Cotton Insect Report, 5-31, Pre-Bloom Treatment for Plant Bugs with Neonicotinoids._

Rice Field Notes, 5-29, J. Saichuk, Fungicide as insurance against 2nd crop Narrow Brown Leaf Spot disaster; identifying the rice leaf miner._

A.M.S. Ag Report (E. Central La.): , 5-27. Some aphid treatments starting; hard-to-control pigweed; reports of heavy thrips pressure on soybeans._

Louisiana Cotton Bulletin, 5-25. Thrips or symptoms of disease, slow growth?; mites building, picking the right material._

MISSISSIPPI:

Mississippi Farm Bureau Region 1 Report, 6-4, MFBF farm bill committee convenes to discuss policy issues._

Rice Report, 6-1, N. Beuhring, Rice water weevil pressure building over past week; post-flood grass control treatments._

Mississippi Farm Bureau National News Update, 5-31, Ag disaster assistance spending measure passed the House and the Senate._

Mississippi Crop Situation, 5-30, Insect gallery update; mite treatments and thrips pressure continue; scout schools; soybean verification and rust monitoring updates; trap counts._

Field Notes (Central Miss.), 5-28. Mild temperatures helping corn._

NORTH CAROLINA:

North Carolina Pest News, 6-1, Thrip situation not likely to improve much until we get significant rainfall._

SOUTH CAROLINA:

Cotton Insect Newsletter, 5-31, J. Greene, DRY!!! I am amazed at how well some of our cotton is doing under the dry conditions. Reports on Thrips, False Cinch Bugs, Burrower Bugs with photos._

TENNESSEE:

Tennessee Market Highlights, 6-1, E. Rawls and D. Gerloff._

IPM Newsletter, 6-1, Thrips pressure beginning to ease up; giant ragweed once again showing up; southwestern corn borer will pose a threat to non-Bt corn in some areas; grain bags as storage for corn._

TEXAS:

Texas Crop & Weather Report, 5-31, Livestock and crop conditions are improving in many regions following a series of slow-moving weather systems bringing rain._

VIRGINIA:

Ag Pest Advisory, 5-31, Thrips hit double peak, with second larger than first._

RELATED MATERIAL:

USA Rice Federation Daily, 6-1, Weekly Net Sales Doubled, Exports Decrease; Thai Export and Domestic Prices Increase._

Arkansas Farm Bureau Bi-Weekly Market Briefings, 6-1, Improved export activity stimulating cotton gains; lack of fresh business keeping rice market quiet; soybeans rally near the brink; corn crop off to good start._

Arkansas Farm Bureau Market Report, 6-1, Covers Major Commodities._

Rice Advocate, 6-1, Farm bill debate; Agri-Business Conference in Cuba; very little price movement in the rough rice futures market._

Riceland Daily Market Review, 6-1, Every time the market attempts to go down, new money steps in to get the markets back to the plus side._

Peanut Prices, 6-1, from NASS._

The Japonica Report, 5-31, J. Zwinger. The question really comes down to corn, as this leads all the grain markets._

Jurgens Bauer's Morning Cotton Comments, 6-1, Technically the market shows itself preparing for a challenge to the 5500 level on the continuation charts._

Agricultural Prices, 5-31, from NASS._

Peanut Stocks and Processing, 5-31, from NASS._

Vegetables: Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates, May 2007, from NASS._

Keith Good: GMF Journalism Study Tour, 5-31, “Perspectives From Participants”._

Weather and Crop Bulletin, 5-30, from NASS._

Mississippi Farm Bureau Market Summary, 5-25. J. Quinn, Signs that there is still a pulse in the cotton market so the rally may not be far off._

Crop Progress, 5-29, from NASS._

Weekly Outlook, 5-29, D. Good, U of Ill., New marketing year highs have been established for soybean prices, but not for corn prices._

Keith Good's Farm Policy News, 5-28. Developments in EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). See also: Keith's blog entry: Small Farms, New EU Member State._

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