Delta Farm Press

Louisiana’s ‘Ag Alley’ provides children eye-opening experience

dbennett — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:08:06 +0000

Johnny Morgan, LSU AgCenter

For more than 2,000 first-and fourth-graders from northeast Louisiana, the LSU AgCenter’s Ag Alley at the thirtieth annual Ag Expo on Jan. 18 and 19 offered a chance to get up close and personal with plants and animals.

UT Hosts Cotton Focus at Gin Show

ephillips — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:12:45 +0000

The annual University of Tennessee Cotton Focus this year will be held in conjunction with the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show in Memphis, Tenn.

Smartphone app accesses soil survey information

ephillips — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:02:34 +0000

David Sanden, NRCS California

NRCS Soil Scientist Dr. Dylan Beaudette developed the SoilWeb application for mobile devices while he was a graduate student at UC Davis. The app provides soil survey information in a mobile form and is particularly useful for those working in the field.

New traits: Soybeans' gleaming future

ephillips — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:19:24 +0000

Are we near the “Decade of the Bean,” as Monsanto’s Roy Fuchs likes to tell visitors to the company’s sprawling research complex in Chesterfield, Mo.?

Predator control featured at Louisiana field day

dbennett — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:09:04 +0000

Bruce Schultz, LSU AgCenter

Landowners and farmers learned about controlling animal pests at a Jan. 23 field day held by the LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant.

Brock: Corn, soybean opportunities are tremendous

ephillips — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:43:46 +0000

Richard Brock, President, Brock Associates

With all the potential for the lower prices by harvest time in corn and soybeans, the opportunities are still tremendous for selling at high price levels. With soybeans near or above $12 and corn getting close to $6 for harvest-time delivery, how can one complain?

LSU AgCenter's Leonard receives entomology excellence award

dbennett — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:43:54 +0000

Rick Bogren, LSU AgCenter

B. Rogers Leonard, associate vice chancellor for research at the LSU AgCenter, has been named the first recipient of the Insect Research and Control Conference Award for Excellence in Cotton Integrated Pest Management.

Crawfish catch down as season starts

ephillips — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:24:36 +0000

Tobie Blanchard, LSU AgCenter

Much of Louisiana experienced hot and dry weather throughout summer and fall of 2011, which led to low crawfish reproduction and survival.

USDA zeroes in on final production numbers

erobinson — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:25:28 +0000

USDA did not make changes in production forecasts for major U.S. crops in its Feb. 9 Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, but continued to tweak U.S. and world export and world production figures.

National Farm Machinery Show offering mobile app

ephillips — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:20:44 +0000

The National Farm Machinery Show continues its tradition of meeting demands of its attendees by offering a mobile app for the Feb. 15-18 show.