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GPS — phosphorus in cottonNov 4, 2009 11:10 AM, By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff Use of RTK guidance systems not only helps farmers plant straighter rows and eliminate guess rows — it’s also allowing University of Arizona researchers gather precision information to help cotton producers reduce phosphorus (P) rates, do a better job of taking advantage of residual P and increase lint yields.... HeadlinesArkansas loss near quarter billion dollarsNov 6, 2009 2:56 PM, By Mary Hightower, U of A Division of Agriculture A wetter-than-normal growing season has cut into Arkansas’ farm receipts by more than $224.8 million as of Nov. 1, according to a preliminary report issued by the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.... Cotton: a lot on the groundNov 6, 2009 11:13 AM, By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff Cotton losses due to record rainfall during September and October in Mississippi totaled $71 million by early November, or nearly half the value of the expected crop, according to the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce.... Rep. Cassidy: rethink conservation effortsNov 6, 2009 11:02 AM, By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff The only Louisianan on the House Agriculture Committee, Rep. Bill Cassidy tries to keep his state’s agricultural interests at the forefront.... Residuals in LibertyLink programNov 6, 2009 10:57 AM, By Ford L. Baldwin, Practical Weed Consultants, LLC. Before continuing with my pigweed control articles, I have tried to think of something encouraging to say about trying to get a crop out with the weather we are having. ... Letter: Mule-headed bunch of farmersNov 6, 2009 10:54 AM I was greatly disappointed in Morgan Freeman’s recent comments referring to the base stock of this state as a mule-headed bunch of farmers (see Behind the curtain: ‘mule-headed farmers’?). ... Markets: soybean export opportunitiesNov 6, 2009 10:40 AM, By Ray Nabors, Heartland Ag Network China reopened imports of pork from the United States, increasing domestic demand for soy meal and feed grain. ... Huge cuts in university programsNov 5, 2009 10:43 AM, By Hembree Brandon, Farm Press Editorial Staff When Mark Keenum became Mississippi State University’s 19th president Jan. 5, he immediately underwent an economic baptism of fire.... Delta Farm Press News Archives Commentaries
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Soybeans: half a crop if luckyNov 4, 2009 11:00 AM, By Mary Hightower, University of Arkansas The rain-shocked 2009 growing season may prove to be devastating for Chicot County, Ark., where more than 65 percent of the county is farmland.... Across the Sunbelt‘Low-hanging fruit’ in bioeconomy“Low-hanging fruit” for Mid-South farmers wanting to invest in the budding bioeconomy include ethanol from sweet sorghum; ligno-cellulosic-based ethanol; oilseed crops and crushing facilities; and the production of co-firing biomass used in coal-fired power plants, a new study shows.... 100 years and counting as ag research continuesAfter 100 years of contributions to agriculture, no one at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Lubbock is contemplating resting on any laurels.... Alabama farmers get irrigation grantsIn a production year in which rainfall is plentiful and some growers even have to cope with flooding, it’s easy to forget about the specter of drought.... Research funding for biofuelsOct 30, 2009 9:44 AM, By Janet Byron, University of California At least two-thirds of a billion dollars is currently being spent in University of California laboratories systemwide to build better biofuels, a massive effort to help the state achieve its ambitious goal of a 10 percent reduction in greenhouse gases by 2020.... 
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This course covers a wide range of options to effectively control weeds in cotton and reduce the risk of weed resistance management. It is accredited for hours/units for licensed/accredited applicators in 7 U.S. Cotton Belt states (Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, South Carolina an d Tennessee. CCA credit is pending).
Keeping crop protection chemicals on the crop for which they are intended has been a cornerstone of farming not only to protect neighboring crops, but to not waste money allowing products to drift off the intended target. This accredited online continuing education course covers the critical elements of spray drift management.
