Friday Feature:  Growing Plants in Soil from the Moon

Friday Feature: Growing Plants in Soil from the Moon

Researchers at the University of Florida (UF/IFAS) have successfully grown plants in lunar soil extracted from three NASA missions to the Moon.  Rob Feral and Anna Lisa Paul, UF/IFAS Horticulture Department, were the first scientist to show that plants can be grown in...
Update on Cotton Diseases: Target Spot and Aerolate Mildew

Update on Cotton Diseases: Target Spot and Aerolate Mildew

Source: Dr. Amanda Scherer, Extension Plant Pathologist for the August 17th edition of Cotton Shorts   High humidity and temperatures along with vigorous canopy growth will favor prolonged periods of leaf wetness in crops and drive disease pressure across Alabama...
Cotton Marketing News:  Market Shocked and Direction Confirmed

Cotton Marketing News: Market Shocked and Direction Confirmed

Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Ten days ago, my headline said “Prices Should Begin to Find Direction Soon”.  Direction has now been realized as prices have gained significantly—giving growers new hope after we were in the upper 80’s just a few...