Southeast Farm Press RSS Feed http://southeastfarmpress.com/ en-us This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. Heat, dry weather stress upper Southeast crops http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SoutheastFarmPress/~3/343597177/southeast-crops-0723 The Virginia corn crop has reached the stage where it’s suffering badly from dry weather. grains Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:29:00 EDT http://southeastfarmpress.com/grains/southeast-crops-0723 Black plastic mulch suppresses nutsedge in Florida studies http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SoutheastFarmPress/~3/343597178/vegetables-mulch-0723 Florida fruit and vegetable farmers who use mulch to discourage nutsedge may find a bigger payoff if they bet on black — black plastic mulch, that is. vegetables-tobacco Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:26:00 EDT http://southeastfarmpress.com/vegetables-tobacco/vegetables-mulch-0723 Georgia awarded $4 million for honeybee study http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SoutheastFarmPress/~3/343597179/honeybee-collapse-0723 Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer has announced that more than $4 million will be awarded to the University of Georgia to study the causes of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) and other diseases affecting bee populations, whose pollination is valued at $15 billion annually to U.S. agriculture. news Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:22:00 EDT http://southeastfarmpress.com/news/honeybee-collapse-0723 Agribusiness: Deltapine beans transition to Asgrow http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SoutheastFarmPress/~3/343597180/asgrow-soybeans-0723 Delta and Pine Land has long been recognized as a leader in developing and marketing soybean varieties that provide strong performance for Southern farmers. soybeans Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:19:00 EDT http://southeastfarmpress.com/soybeans/asgrow-soybeans-0723 NRCS, Irrigation Association extend partnership http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SoutheastFarmPress/~3/343597181/irrigation-conservation-0723 The Irrigation Association and USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service have extended their partnership originated by a 2003 memorandum of understanding which recognizes IA-certified irrigation designers with a specialty in sprinkler, surface and/or drip-micro meet certification criteria to provide technical assistance to producers on behalf of USDA. news Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:14:00 EDT http://southeastfarmpress.com/news/irrigation-conservation-0723