From the Editors of
Delta Farm Press Daily
TIMELY RELIABLE INFORMATION FOR MID-SOUTH AGRICULTURE |
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U.S. rice sales to China are another step closer to reality. Rice buyers from China are currently touring California. Having arrived in Sacramento on Sunday, the group will visit rice mills and farms in the state before heading to the Mid-South for more meetings with potential U.S. rice suppliers. |
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Every spring, U.S. crops are planted, grown and harvested by farmers who rely on a formidable wealth of experience and knowhow to get the job done. |
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| Larry Steckel, University of Tennessee Extension |
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The last couple of springs, I have gotten calls from farmers and consultants who had just assessed early season Palmer amaranth control. |
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The health of many commercial banks in the U.S. has improved in 2011. However, many of the large U.S. banks continue to face significant challenges, especially in their residential and commercial mortgage portfolios. |
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| Howell Medders, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture |
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Growing cotton is an exercise in stress management for the plants, as well as for farmers. That's the precept of a new book, Stress Physiology in Cotton, edited by Derrick Oosterhuis, distinguished professor of crop, soil and environmental sciences, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. |
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PFR-97 microbial insecticide has been registered by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to control thrips, psyllids, whiteflies, mealybugs and spider mites on fruit and vegetable crops. |
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