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Seed selection technology advances
Pulling in massive amounts of information about hybrids, soils, fields and conditions can help fine-tune seed choices. Here’s one company’s perspective.When farmers write the check, take delivery and...
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Farmer credits “lots of little things,” for his record crop
“It's not always how much water you’ve got, it’s how you regulate it."Despite drought, limited irrigation and only his second year returning to growing cotton, Lamb County grower Lynn Gullett is...
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Precision nutrition to play key role in future needs of growing Texas
"We need to create additional agricultural products with established human health benefits that will continue to make Texas farmers the best in the country.”The vice chancellor of Texas A&M...
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Wheat prices: locked and loaded
But who will pull the trigger?It is just possible that the wheat market is “locked and loaded” — that is, positioned for significantly higher prices. What is needed is a target and someone to pull the...
View ArticleSmart drone used to study effects of variable rate irrigation in cotton
Drone sensors allow research team to measure and identify the spatial variability of plant growth, as well as the soil moisture within the field.Fields of cotton, wheat, sorghum and other crops are a...
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Plan now to attend the 2019 Mid-South Farm & Gin Show
The show is sponsored by Southern Cotton Ginners Association and Foundation and Delta Farm Press, and regularly attracts approximately 20,000 domestic and international decision-makers.The 67th annual...
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TPPA names Borlaug Lifetime recipient at 30th annual conference
“He's a huge supporter of farmers. He wants to help agriculture be viable."His career in agriculture began on the family farm riding on the back of his grandfather’s tractor during an era when...
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House and Senate Ag Committee leaders release farm bill conference report
Farm bill to strengthen the farm safety net for America's farmers, who are in their fifth year of severe recession.House and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairmen Mike Conaway (R-Texas) and Pat Roberts...
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AgriLife scientists: Sugarcane genome sequencing a big first step toward...
Significant achievements of agriculture in 2018.Sequencing the especially complex genome of sugarcane is one of the significant achievements of agricultural science in 2018, appearing as the cover...
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Plant microbiomes could hold key to higher yields
“Roots, like the human gut, are the primary organ for nutrient and water acquisition."Dr. Betsy Pierson, professor in the department of horticulture sciences for Texas A&M University, spoke at the...
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