North Carolina Pest News, 8-15:
Late season cotton insect control; late season fungicide plus pyrethroid insecticide combination spray on soybeans questionable; cotton leaf spots. (Read More)
Tennessee IPM Newsletter, 8-15:
Small boll cavitation; pollination problems in corn; ground sprayers and soybean yield; stink bugs primary problem in later cotton. (Read More)
On The Farm (SW Alabama), 8-7:
First soybean rust detected; wheat and oat recommended varieties; another good year for white mold and a tough year for peanut growers; cotton insects; grain weevils in corn; midge in grain sorghum. (Read More)
Rural Swing?:
Progressive Farmer poll indicates that 17% of rural Americans poised to switch parties this fall. (Read More)
Louisiana Cotton, 8-2:
End-Of-Season Plant Monitoring - Why assessing maturity is so important this year; extensive plant mapping guide; weed presence in crop following last herbicide application. (Read More)
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August 19, 2008
Traders often suggest to follow the
beans....well which way and how?These markets are crazy and so I'm
not in any rush to judgement.
Cotton initially recovered half its loss from
Friday, (grains went limit bid) then gave it back. W Texas received
beneficial rains and the US crop therefore looks to be accurately
moving toward projected goals. However, there is still time for the
crop to move either way. I like the long side. Why? The world crop
is small and the surplus of US cotton will be moving in the export
market at current values. I believe that sets up for stronger
prices.
Technically, Dec is in a downtrend and 65 cents
is a very real possibility. I suggest taking advanatge of the
weakness and looking to sell puts underneath and buyiwide call
spreads for a long term trade..
