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The Southeast is not the only agricultural region that has been hit by the impacts of heavy rains. Delaware, Maryland and Virginia are also experiencing delays in field work and crop growth due to the rains that have been occurring in that area. The Packer noted that spring rains caused…
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According to the Panhandle Ag e-Newsletter published on Friday, the wet conditions and warm weather have made this prime season for the development of diseases in forages, especially fungal diseases. You can read more about what kind of diseases to expect and see pictures of what they look like as…
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With all the rain we have been having in the Southeast, some of the hay that is being produced has higher moisture levels than farmers would like. If moisture levels are too high, the hay is more likely to mold, reducing quality and potentially making the animals that eat it…
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With all the wet conditions the Southeast had starting in mid-May and the warm conditions we are experiencing now, some producers are seeing problems with lack of nitrogen in corn. This article from AgWeb is aimed at farmers facing similar conditions in the Midwest Corn Belt, but provides some good…
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Back in the spring of 2016, the developing drought in northwestern Georgia and northeastern Alabama caused livestock producers there to seek hay from places as far away as Missouri. Fortunately, that area’s drought is now a distant memory, but drought has now formed in Missouri, causing problems for producers there….
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Eric Prostko of UGA has a great article in the Southeast Farm Press this week on what to do if you are a peanut farmer hammered by all the rain we have had the last few weeks. If that is you, then you know that work is running way behind…
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Tomatoes might not be the first crop you think of when you consider Iceland, way up north near the Arctic Circle in the Atlantic Ocean. But one family has made a good living growing these delicious food items by harnessing the power of geothermal energy to heat their greenhouses, producing…
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