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Below is the damage from a Nantucket Pine Tip Moth. I was called to see the damage in the pine stand last week and found that nearly 80% of the planting was affected at some level. The Pine Tip Moth is all too common in our area and can cause significant stunting and limb distortion…
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the link below provides another update of the latest cotton market news. Link to Update cmn10302015
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Below is the link to the most recent Cotton Marketing News for the south. link: cmn10122015
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Helping our Neighbors in South Carolina You’ve seen the news. You’ve seen the devastation that has hit South Carolina in the wake of all the rain they received a few days back. What hasn’t been in the news is how much damage was done to their hay crops. For many farm families, their whole summer’s…
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It’s Time to Overseed Forages If you plan to overseed for winter grazing now is the optimum time to start planting. The most common cause of overseeding failure is planting into excess residue from your perennial crop. Research suggests that you plant into less than 6 inches of residue. It is recommended that you mix…
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Many growers have been waiting on the upper bolls to hopefully maximize yields.
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We often get questions about soil types and productivity for certain types of soils.There is a very useful tool that is available from The Natural Resource Conservation Service.
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agroclimate.org – long term forecasts and other tools for farmers and ranchers
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Only one partially sunny day since September 21st and between 3 and 5 inches of rain have put a hurting on our cotton crop. Boll rot is fairly prevalent across the area and we are now seeing seeds sprouting in open bolls. At this stage there is really nothing that we can do except hope…
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