Field Production of Cut Flowers: Potential Crops
This table provides an overview of genera and/or species suitable for field production of cut flowers in the southeastern U.S. (USDA hardiness zones 6 to 8). These are the most widely-grown species. However, there seems a to be a limitless ... [... more]
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Eric Eberly
Authors: All budgets: Eric Eberly, Farm Business Management Agent, Gordon Groover, Extension Economist, Farm Management and the Farm Business Management Staff The budgets in this publication have been developed by the Virginia Cooperative ... [... more]
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Technical Advisory Committee
Authors: Mary Leigh Wolfe, Department of Biological Systems Engineering; B. Blake Ross, Department of Biological Systems Engineering; J. Fred Diem, Virginia Cooperative Extension; Theo A. Dillaha, III, Department of Biological Systems ... [... more]
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Crop and Soil Environmental News, June 2001
Professor and Extension Specialist, Soil Testing & Plant Analysis Certain soil and weather conditions can contribute to plant nutrient deficiencies on crops grown in Virginia. Below is a listing of those conditions (from several sources) that ... [... more]
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Meadowfoam: A New Winter Oilseed Crop for Virginia
Harbans Bhardwaj, Agricultural Research Station, Virginia State University, Petersburg, Va. Mike Parrish, Extension agent, Dinwiddie County Office, Dinwiddie, Va. Meadowfoam (Limnanthes alba Bentham, Family Limnanthaceae) seeds contain long- ... [... more]
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Table 1. Projected Gross Revenue
Tobacco is the primary income producing crop grown on about 6,600 farms in Virginia. Over the past seven years, many of these farmers have invested in greenhouse structures to produce their tobacco transplants. Today, these greenhouses cost on ... [... more]
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Nitrogen Management for White Potato Production
Authors: S.B. Phillips, Assistant Professor, Soil Fertility; J.G. Warren, Research Specialist Senior; D.A. Keahey, Graduate Student, Eastern Shore AREC; and G.L. Mullins, Professor and Nutrient Management Extension Specialist, Crop, Soil, and ... [... more]
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Applied Research On Field Crop Disease Control 2004
Mr. R. W. Mozingo, Tidewater Agricultural Research & Extension Center Peanut yields in 2004 are projected to average 3200 lb/A (Table 2). Excesses of moisture were favorable for cylindrocladium black rot, which was the most destructive disease of ... [... more]
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Soil Test Note #4 - Trace Elements
Your Soil Test Report indicates one or more trace elements are needed. Select the appropriate sections in this note for information on the recommended trace elements and the specific rates and methods of application. Apply only those trace ... [... more]
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Soil Test Note #3 - Forage Crops
Follow the guidelines below for lime application where incorporation into the soil is possible. A single application after plowing usually will give good results. Lime applied before plowing should be disked into the soil and then plowed in. Lime ... [... more]
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Soil Test Note #2 - Field Crops
In general, the best method of lime application is one that will mix the lime most completely with the soil to the plow depth. The following are guidelines for lime application under conventional tillage. This entire rate should be applied to the ... [... more]
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Applied Research On Field Crop Disease Control 2005
Dr. Elizabeth A. Grabau, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science Peanut yields in 2005 are projected to average 2900 lb/A (Table 2). Excesses of moisture in May were favorable for Cylindrocladium black rot (CBR), which was the most ... [... more]
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