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 Early-planted
corn is showing problems in NC - Corn planted early
in the year often yields better than late-planted corn, but
it can also be hindered by unfavorable weather. This year,
cool and wet conditions early in the season have stressed
plants and slowed root growth. As a result, the N.C.
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reports that
many fields now show evidence of nutrient deficiency,
especially of phosphorus and sulfur. Officials say problems
should not be addressed based on visual observation alone.
Farmers who see problems are urged to submit diagnostic
samples. More at our
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 Maryland’s
Best Ice Cream Trail is now open; Officials encourage visits to dairy farms
- Maryland Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance and Deputy Secretary Mary Ellen
Setting recently proclaimed the Maryland’s Best Ice Cream Trail officially
open for 2013 by enjoying the first official scoop on the trail at Kilby
Cream in Cecil County. Eight dairy farms that operate creameries make up the
trail, and if you’re traveling to popular vacation destinations in Maryland
this summer – whether to the mountains of western Maryland or the beaches of
Ocean City – you might be able to make at least one stop on the trail
without going far out of your way. More at our
farm news page>> |
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 Virginia
Tech milk served on campus - Virginia Tech has a nationally ranked
dairy science program and a top-notch dairy research herd. But until
recently, students couldn’t drink the milk from those cows on campus. Thanks
to a collaborative effort between the dairy science department and the
school’s dining halls, now they can. The milk from Virginia Tech’s research
herd has always been processed and sold to state agencies. A new
partnership, however, brings some of the milk back to campus, where students
can appreciate that it’s locally produced. More at our farm
news page>> |
 WV
institutes quarantine to protect walnut trees - The state
of West Virginia has established an exterior quarantine effective
May 20 to help protect the West Virginia walnut resource from
Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD). TCD is a disease complex where the
fungus is vectored by walnut twig beetles causing small cankers
under the bark of walnut trees. The fungus is introduced when the
beetles infest walnut trees. There is no cure once a tree is
infected. According to the WV Agriculture
Commissioner Walt Helmick, “black walnut is a valuable timber and
nut resource in West Virginia and the quarantine is a step in the
right direction toward slowing TCD entrance into our state.” TCD can
also be found in parts of North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee
and Virginia. More at our farm
news page>> |
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