Edisto REC Fall Field Day Offers Farmers Cropwide Info
Edisto Research and Education Center in Blackville hosts a Sept 10 Field Day with beef cattle peanut soybean and cotton programs. Sessions start 9 a.m. with lunch at noon and a post lunch tour of the Forage Bull Test facility. Persons seek details contact Clemson Extension specialists Olson Chapin and Mueller.
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Blackville
South Carolina
Clemson University
Edisto
Steve Meadows
Edisto Rec
Larry Olson
Clemson Extension
Virginia
Jay Chapin
John Mueller
US. 78
Barnwell County
Watering and Bermuda lawn care advised amid drought
The article cites Aiken rainfall at 61 percent of average from July 20 to Aug 19 as drought continues. Mark Mathis of Mathis Landscaping urges heavy watering, regular fertilization for Bermuda grass, light feeding for centipede and St Augustine, and a switch to a winterizer as heat eases. With bare spots, sod or fertilization and watering may help, and watch for armyworm outbreaks identified by a white Y on the head and distinctive stripes.
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Mark Mathis
Mathis Landscaping
S.C
Centipede
St. Augustine
Mark
Bermuda
Gardening Tips and Pests for Aiken County Lawns
An article of garden advice covers army worms and mole crickets in Aiken County lawns with treatment options including Orthene Dursban Dyx and Intercept Grub Control. It notes lawn maintenance, planting schedules for winter rye and shrubs, and mentions new perennials Plumbago and sweet autumn clematis plus a book Petit Point for Augusta area gardening. It closes with garden chores and a look forward to a visit to Linda and Sam Christine's garden.
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University of Georgia Extension Service
Chris Padgett
Coward-Corley
Mark
Charleston
College of Charleston
Srint
Petit Point
Sand Hill
3Eiger
Saskatchewan
Geiger
Farmer's Almanac
Old Farmer's Almanac
Almanac forecasts harsh winter. El Nino blamed for miss
Lewiston Maine report notes the Farmers Almanac predicts a rough winter with colder, snowier conditions than normal. Forecaster Caleb Weatherbee cites El Niño waning, La Niña possible effects, and long-range forecasts claiming 80 to 85 percent accuracy two years ahead.
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Lewiston
Maine
Almanac
Peter Geiger
Caleb Weatherbee
Geiger
Pacific
National Weather Service
Kansas farmers scramble for storage as bumper harvest looms
Midwestern grain growers in Kansas face a storage squeeze as harvest nears. Surveys seek nontraditional spaces for corn soybeans milo and sunflowers while elevators limit capacity and set new quality rules. Officials cite low prices driving on farm storage and a potential payout, with many farmers already expanding on farm bins and considering forward sales.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Jordan
State Agriculture Department
Kevin Lickteig
Kansas Corn Growers Association
Lickteig
Mike Guetterman
Kansas City
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Aiken County
David
Linda and
Sam Christine
Susan Elder
Ssociated Press
Wated Press
Union Street
Zoysia
Caroline
Denmark
Cold Creek
Nueces
CSRA
Mums and
Astors
Florida
HiYield
Me Wun Ray
Aker
Dursban
Mifield
Mon
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