Tissue Testing Helps In Determining Hidden Hunger Potassium Deficiency In Soybeans
Potassium deficiency symptoms in soybean first appear as irregular yellowing on the edges of K-deficient leaves, typically manifesting as early as the V3 vegetative stage (three trifoliolate leaves), primarily on the lower older leaves (Figure 1). In severe K-deficient soils, symptoms often appear on the upper younger leaves during the reproductive stages (Figure 2). Early-season K deficiency symptoms are relatively easy to diagnose and manage. However, many soybean fields experience K deficiency and consequent yield losses without displaying visible symptoms until the later reproductive growth stages (beginning seed, R5 to full-seed, R6).
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Louisiana Crop Progress And Condition: June 23, 2024
According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service in Louisiana, there were 6.1 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, June 23, 2024. Topsoil moisture supplies were 1 percent very short, 20 percent short, 71 percent adequate, and 8 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were 0 percent very short, 15 percent short, 78 percent adequate, and 7 percent surplus.
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Nutrien Supports USA Rice/Ducks Unlimited Rice Stewardship Partnership
Nutrien, a leading crop inputs and services provider, recently committed $1 million over four years to support sustainable agriculture practices for rice growers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas and California. Through the USA Rice and Ducks Unlimited decade-long Rice Stewardship Program, we have built a field team of partners who have worked on more than 1,000 rice farms spanning nearly one million acres, improving agricultural and environmental performances.
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Forest Service Scientists Develop New Tools to Expedite Decision-making after Extreme Drought
Extreme drought and pine beetle outbreaks are of increasing concern for forests in the south to the extent that USDA approved financial and technical assistance to help owners restore forests on non-industrial private forestlands in Mississippi and Louisiana. Behind much of the information about the drought and the trees adversely affected are Forest Service scientists who have developed tools that allow users to see real-time effects of the drought.
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USA Rice Millers' Association 124th Convention Identifies Challenges & Looks To The Future
MAUI, HI – The USA Rice Millers’ Association (RMA), one of the oldest agribusiness organizations in the U.S., gathered here last week for their 124th convention for strategic planning, a Board of Directors meeting, networking events, and enlightening and provocative presentations on important topics.
As in recent years, shortcomings with Class 1 railroad service and needed ocean shipping reform was a burning topic; as was export competitiveness, hampered by bad actors and trade cheats such as India and others. U.S. grain quality and supporting research dominated many conversations, and of course, the status of the 2024 Farm Bill and food safety and labeling regulations also factored heavily in meetings.
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The Drought Irrigation Response Tool (DIRT)
Louisiana is one of the most vulnerable U.S. states to extreme weather events due to its high frequency of natural disasters. Of these disasters, drought is the most expensive risk to Louisiana agriculture, accounting for 95% of projected crop losses by 2050.
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Rotary Club Recognizes St. Landry Parish Farmers
The economic impact of the St. Landry Parish agricultural industry was saluted Tuesday as the Opelousas Noon Rotary Club recognized three farmers and their families during annual Farmer of The Year presentation ceremonies.
Richard Hollier, Billy McWorthy and Dwayne Smith were honored during the club’s Agricultural Appreciation Day as farmers who have excelled in raising rice, cattle and crawfish.
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U.S. Soybeans are in Better Shape Than Last Year at This Time
For the second week this growing season, USDA reported soybean ratings for top producing states. As of the week ending June 16, 70% of the country’s soybeans rated good/excellent.
According to USDA, soybeans in Louisiana rated 5% excellent, 83% good, 9% fair, 3% poor, and 0% very poor as of the week ending June 16.
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She Wrangled Wayward Cattle As a Girl. Now This Texas Property Executive Lassos Loans
Longtime real estate executive Beth Lambert spent her formative years on a Louisiana cattle farm and has settled into no-nonsense Texas, where she's taking on a new job financing property deals. She's so settled, she wants to stay at her new company for the rest of her career.
That doesn't mean she's averse to adventure. While she's not a Swiftie, as Taylor Swift fanatics are known, she enjoys the American singer-songwriter's music enough to travel 4,745 miles from Dallas to London with a few of her friends from CREW, or Commercial Real Estate Women, for a concert.
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Rice Stinkbug: Resistance, Strategies & Net Return
When it comes to rice stinkbug, Midsouth rice farmers have few insecticide options and experience widespread failures with pyrethroid products like Lambda-Cy. Through university trials in Arkansas, research confirmed the quality and economic net return of all the available products, with two standing out above the rest.
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New Louisiana Law Establishes Black Bear Hunting Season
A new bill re-establishing a black bear hunting season in Louisiana was signed by Governor Jeff Landry on Tuesday.
HB 684 purports to advance Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) ability to fund the management, conservation, restoration, and enhancement of the Louisiana black bear, in addition to its habitat.
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USDA Moves To Gain Better Understanding Of Forests & Grazing Conservation Practices
This summer, the Conservation Practice Adoption Motivations Survey (CPAMS), a joint project between USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), will be mailed to 43,000 forest and grazing landowners and managers across the nation. The CPAMS gathers information to understand why people choose to use different conservation practices, and whether they continue to use practices over time. The data will help improve voluntary conservation programs. NASS will mail an invitation to respond early online at agcounts.usda.gov starting June 24. NASS will mail questionnaires on July 8 with the option for survey recipients to respond online, by mail, or fax. If NASS does not receive completed questionnaires by July 28, they may reach out to schedule interviews. A data highlights publication is scheduled for October 2024 and will be published at nass.usda.gov.
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U.S. Headed For Record Ag Trade Deficit
After decades of substantial U.S. agricultural trade surpluses, the U.S. is forecast to experience a record trade deficit for the second year in a row. American Farm Bureau Federation economists analyzed the factors contributing to the deficit in their latest Market Intel report.
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All American National Junior Show To Be Held From June 23rd Through June 30th
The All-American National Junior Show hosted by the American Junior Brahman Association will be held June 23, 2024, through June 30, 2024, at the Ike Hamilton Expo Center. This event will have an estimated economic impact of over $777,833 for the Ouachita Parish area.
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Louisiana Participates in USDA-Funded Summer Grocery Program for Students of Low-Income Families
For the first summer, Louisiana is participating in SUN Bucks – a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) funded program that provides $120 in grocery buying benefits for each eligible school-aged child (5 to 18 years old) of low-income families. These funds will assist families in the summer months when children are not receiving breakfast and lunch at school.
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