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By FARM PROGRESS COTTON TEAM
It's dry in much of Texas, but not as dry as it could be. Growers learned just how dry the state could get last year when they had to abandon more than 4 million acres of parched cotton. After that devastating 2011 cotton crop across much of the Cotton Belt, Texas and Oklahoma producers are itching to actually make a 2012 crop.
"We want to go back to actually raising a crop — producing and harvesting cotton," says cotton grower Erick Richards of Ericksdahl in Jones County, Texas.
Richards says Rolling Plains producers are especially optimistic this year, not only because of more moisture but also because of the availability for the first time of Topguard, or flutriafol, for cotton root rot, a disease that has plagued much of Texas cotton for more than 130 years.
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• Drought hangs on in Texas but it's not widespread, as in 2011.
• Prices are fair, but have lagged from last year.
• Flutriafol aids Texas growers; California misses aldicarb.
"It's encouraging to have flutriafol," Richards says. "Many growers will want to take advantage of that."
Richards notes farmers also are optimistic on the market. This spring, USDA upped its estimate of U.S. exports of cotton to more than 11 million bales for the marketing year. USDA also forecast a range of producer price at 89 to 93 cents per pound. That's favorable with growers. Ag economists say 90-cent cotton will compete with $600-per-ton peanuts — and depending on available irrigation, even $700 nuts.
The Georgia take
The fact that cotton prices have lagged this year compared to 2011 is worth emphasizing, notes one cotton expert, but there is a bright side to the downside.
"We've come a long way down since prices were at the $1 level, and there's no doubt prices have made a significant slide," says economist Don Shurley of the University of Georgia. "But so far, despite increasingly bearish factors, prices have avoided a complete meltdown."
For most of spring, the USDA's supply-and-demand reports for cotton were not kind to the cotton market. Demand slipped as more surplus cotton continued to be found lying around the world.
The April report revised India's stocks up 3.25 million bales and pushed the 2011 crop-year ending stocks to 66.07 million bales, up 3.75 million bales from the March estimate. Also, world demand dropped 1 million bales from the March estimate.
But there was good news. U.S. exports rose 400,000 bales and China imports rose 2 million bales. Offsetting this, however, Chinese use was lowered 1 million bales — so together, this raised China ending stocks by 3 million bales.
The large world stocks and weak demand weigh heavy on prices now, Shurley says. But as USDA forecasters predict, there's a chance prices can rally.
Virginians fight dry spell
Weed scientist Henry Wilson of Virginia Tech's Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center says this year he sees that kind of enthusiasm Texans talk about in growers.
"I do think there is a lot of concern about getting started because of the drought," Wilson notes. "I'm located on the Eastern Shore, and parts of North Carolina and parts of Virginia have had some showers that we haven't had. We are extremely dry up here, but I don't know how far that area goes."
The report from South Carolina is similar in many respects, although the drought is more extreme. Going into the planting season (the third week of April), the U.S. Drought Monitor categorized the southern quarter to third of the Palmetto State in the two worst conditions: either D3, extreme drought; or even worse, D4, exceptional drought. Virtually the entire state was labeled in moderate drought or worse.
Still, Jeremy Greene, professor of entomology, soils and plant science at Clemson University's Edisto Research and Education Center in Blackville, says that though cotton's price is off the highs of last year, money prospects still remain good enough to keep growers in the game.
Regarding the drought, some growers are hedging their bets with irrigation.
"Irrigation systems are going up around here, and have gone up as fast as installers can put them up," Greene says. "If you were to buy one and try to put one up, I don't think you could get it until sometime in 2013."
Greene is hoping dry weather will be temporary in 2012. "I did hear some long-term forecasts from some weather experts that the data suggest the La Niña pattern may end for us about midsummer, which could lead to more frequent rainfall."
No cotton Temik in 2012
California growers are particularly concerned cotton growers won't have Temik (aldicarb) this year.
"There is no single replacement for Temik," says Roger Isom, executive vice president, California Cotton Ginners and Growers Associations. "It could take multiple applications of multiple products to achieve the same effectiveness."
Farm Progress cotton state editors Richard Davis, Brad Haire, Len Richardson, J.T. Smith and Cecil H. Yancy Jr. contributed to this report.
Zero tolerance to pigweed spreading in Arkansas
One concern is "spreading like a weed" among Arkansas' cotton farmers.
Last year, growers in Clay County, Ark., banded together to create "pigweed-free zones" to fight the herbicide-resistant weed. Their success has encouraged growers in Crittenden and Desha counties in that state to join the effort to reduce the pigweed's soil seed bank.
Record temperatures in March gave pigweed a monthlong jump on seed production. Pigweed takes its growth cue from day length and warmth. The record warm winter fooled pigweed into thinking it was fall.
Each pigweed plant produces from 250,000 to 1.5 million seeds.
Dealing with pigweed early in the season requires "spraying them out before we plant," says Ken Smith, a University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture weed scientist.
Calls from farmers indicate the wide acceptance of the "zero-tolerance" policy.
Last year, Clay County producers and neighbors joined together to pull up, hoe or spray pigweed wherever they found it: in turn rows, ditches, road rights-of-way and field margins.
Andy Vangilder, Clay County Extension chairman, says more cotton farmers are joining the effort this year. "The awareness is definitely there."
In southeast Arkansas' Desha County, more than a dozen growers have called to sign on to zero tolerance, says Wes Kirkpatrick, Extension chairman. Growers there are trying to "cut it off at the pass and keep seed production at a minimum," Kirkpatrick says.
Those growers represent more than 20,000 acres of different crops across the county. Crittenden County has also set up a zero-tolerance zone.
"Growers are recognizing that controlling the soil seed bank is critical," Smith says.
HE'S OPTIMiSTIC: After last year's horrible crop disaster, cotton grower Erick Richards of Jones County, Texas, says growers are eager to raise a cotton crop this season. Ginners would like that, too.
This article published in the June, 2012 edition of CAROLINA-VIRGINIA FARMER.
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President Obama should publicly acknowledge the victims of the misguided torture policies of the years following 9/11, admit our grave misdeeds, and apologize. The United States government should appoint an independent body to provide compensation to those who suffered torture, cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, and rehabilitation to help them recover, as required under international law. Recognizing, apologizing to, and compensating victims will begin to heal the wounds our government has inflicted and help rebuild American credibility as a defender of human rights.
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• New Road to The Show – Along with Classic Career Mode, MLB 07 The Show introduces an innovative new option. Road to The Show enables gamers to play offense and defense from the created player's perspective for they plays in which they are involved. The game will automatically fast forward to the next user-integrated sequence with some events occasionally triggering situational goals form coaches or managers.
• New Adaptive Pitching Intelligence (API) – Catchers will call the game based on individual strengths and weaknesses of each pitcher and analyze tendencies of batters. Gamers will have the ability to trust the pitches called by the catcher or shake them off. (The catcher's recommendations are based off of thousands of actual MLB® stats.)
• New Pitch Command System (PCS) – Delivering unsurpassed authenticity and strategy to pitch selection, a pitcher's "pitch comfort" will be predetermined based on a best to worst pitch scenario. It's up the gamer to decide if they should try to "work on a pitch" or just go with what's working. The more a player works on a pitch, the better it becomes, and the more a gamer neglects a pitch, the harder it becomes to work the zone.
• New Online League Play – MLB 07 The Show provides today's sports fanatics with the ability to set up leagues with anywhere from 6-30 teams with full stat tracking, point benefits and rewards. Gamers can customize the league including choosing players, teams, length of schedule and much more. (Note: There are no cross platform leagues available.)
• New Umpire Personalities – Providing even more realism to the diamond, MLB 07 The Show features umpires with unique tendencies and animations. Each umpire will have his own definition of the strike zone, and it's up to the gamer to figure out if the umpire is calling the zone high, low, or giving the corners.
• My Sliders (Up/Downloadable) – The My Sliders option gives users the ability to create their perfect game settings offline by adjusting game sliders. Gamers can then save these adjustments to memory and, when online, upload them to the MLB 07 The Show server for other users to try and let the online community be the judge on finding the perfect game for offline users.
• King of the Diamond – A classic playground duel from childhood where a pitcher and batter from opposing teams will square off head-to-head. This innovative mini-game showcases the challenging intensity of the batter versus pitcher duel, while an inning clock increases the pressure in this Over-The-Line style challenge.
• Rivalry Mode – For those with a competitive nature, Rivalry Mode allows baseball fans to set up and maintain multi-game rivalries between multiple gamers or versus the Artificial Intelligence (AI), and keeps track of the stats throughout the rivalry.
• Online Mode – Providing users with a complete package of unprecedented online options, the Online Mode features include head-to-head gameplay in Exhibition and King of the Diamond Modes, downloadable rosters, live sports tickers, message boards, buddy lists, and more.
• Career Mode – The Career Spotlight underscores all of the accomplishments and failures during a career and showcases them in the limelight. Gamers still need to call the shots, but now the ramifications of actions are documented.
• Franchise Mode – Extending the experience of running a team, performance and player morale are tracked on virtually every level – salary, playing time, batting slot, team performance, and much more.
• All-Star Game – Lets gamers take the virtual road trip to San Francisco early to see who prevails for home field advantage in the 2007 Fall Classic.
• Home Run Derby – Lets gamers pick the lineup and set the rules for the traditional homerun contest of Major League All-Stars. Complete with its own animation database for the most realistic aspects of the event.
• Exhibition Mode – Choose any match-up with 33 teams to choose from.
• Season Mode – Grind out the162 game season and deal with day-to-day match-ups, refining the lineup and play for the championship just like the pros.
• Playoffs Mode – For those who don't have the patience for a full 162 game season, or don't necessarily like to play unless a title is on the line, this is mode is for them. Gamers will be able to bypass the full season, then play or simulate the Divisional Series, the Championship Series and take shot at a World Series ring.
• Simulation Mode – Allows gamers to track games on a pitch-by-pitch basis as you watch the game unfold in front of your eyes. If the outcome is looking uncertain, jump into the game and take control of your team and their destiny.
• Multi-Branch Fielding – Branch Point Technology goes to a new level as gamers you can now take full control of fielders and break out of any animation in the process. Change a fielding decision and branch out of any animation after the first branch point. With Branch Point Technology, MLB 07 The Show provides unbelievably smooth, fluid transitions for seamless double plays and relays.
• User Controlled Slides – Fans can control base runners in attempts to advance and/or score.
• 40-Man Roster – Provides the ability to take full control of a team's roster and manage all 40 players for each and every game.
• Game Time Decisions – Bringing more depth to Franchise and Season Modes, MLB 07 The Show provides gamers with the scenarios in which they need to take full control of their team and decide who to place in the line up at critical times.
• Release Point Pitching – Taking video game pitching to a whole new level, gamers must utilize a timing mechanism to learn and realize each pitchers pace and release point, which varies from pitcher to pitcher.
• Pitching Confidence Meter – The ultimate pitcher/batter interface returns. Additionally, Pitcher Confidence plays a role in a gamer's ability to hit release points in the all-new pitch meter, while frequency of mistakes will impact the confidence level of a gamer's hurler, making it more difficult to paint the corners of the strike zone.
• Guess Pitch – Baseball fans can attempt to master the ability to knock one out or hit the grounder to advance the runner by checking the pitch history and correctly guessing which pitch and the location that the pitcher will throw next. If the correct pitch is selected, the power attribute is increased in attempts to leave the yard in a hurry.
• PlayMaker Fielding – The fielding interface brings the player attributes together with the user's skill level. With the Fielding Zone Marker, the fielder's fielding attribute rating will determine the size of the zone that surrounds the ball and its eventual landing location. With highly ranked fielders, the ball marker will be displayed sooner and smaller, making it easier to judge fly balls.
• Unassisted Fielding Control – Gamers can take advantage of more realistic barehanded flips and the ability to dive with the ball in the fielder's bare hand for the putout.
• Double Switches – Helps effectively manage the lineup and put the weakest stick in the nine-slot when taking advantage of double switch opportunities.
• Hot / Cold Streaks – Link together three or more hits in a game and the player will be in the zone with increases in batting attributes for contact and power. Or, if struggling, attributes are decreased.
• Player-Scaled Strike Zones – MLB 07 The Show is the only game with scaled strike zones proportionate to individual hitters.
• Interactive Hot / Cold Zones – Takes hot and cold zones one step further with the ability to alter them. Turn cold zones hot and vice versa with the performance at the plate or from the bump.
• Wind Effects – MLB 07 The Show features a wind display showing wind speed and direction. Depending upon the severity of the wind, the ball will drift according to the speed and direction. Wind effects will force the player to take the proper route to the ball and make adjustments on the fly.
• MLB® Player Motion Captures – MLB 07 The Show features dozens of professional athletes including David Wright, David Ortiz, Eric Chavez, Roger Clemens, Shawn Green, Tony Gwynn, Trevor Hoffman, Tim Hudson, Darryl Hamilton, Troy Percival, Brett Tomko, Mo Vaughn and more.
• Thousands of Personalized Animations – Authenticity: featuring personalized player animations for everything from walk-ups, rituals, stances and swings and even emotions.
• MLB Authenticity, Subtleties & Nuances – MLB 07 The Show features drag bunts, wild pitches, broken bats, check swings, off-line throws and much more.
• Unique Stadium Ambiance – Every MLB® team features their specific stadium with coordinated crowds, team colors and audio that catering to each team and specific players.
• AAA / AA Minor Teams – MLB 07 The Show features 60 teams from the Minors.
• Old-Time Players & Stadiums – Unlock and play with Silver Era and Golden Era players like Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, then play in old-time stadiums like Forbes and Polo Grounds.
• Unrivaled Player Creator / EyeToy™ Functionality – MLB 07 The Show provides infinitely possible options for creating players including everything from gamers putting their face into the game with EyeToy™ functionality, to personal rituals, swings and even emotions.
• 3-Man Booth & Progressive Commentary – Rex Hudler, Matt Vasgersian and Dave Campbell provide the most comprehensive commentary heard in any baseball videogame. MLB 07 The Show sets the bar high with the Progressive Commentary that changes as the user progresses throughout the game by adapting to current actions and situations.
• Online News Service / MLB.com Headline News – Sports fanatics can receive all the current happenings in sports today. Information will be updated a few times each hour with news, trades and events from 31 different feeds, each containing 25 unique items. Users can select general MLB® headlines or updates from all 30 teams. New for 07, MLB 07 The Show offers an enhanced Live MLB Ticker, which shows live status of all MLB games going on around the league – with updates several times a minute. This new view will be complete with who is on base, pitching, batting, on-deck and full inning-by-inning box scores.
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The National Weather Service publication Storm Data recorded a total of 9,235 deaths from lightning strikes between 1940 and 2012. According to the National Weather Service, lightning caused 28 fatalities across 17 states in 2012.
During a thunderstorm, avoid open spaces, trees, telephone booths, and ballparks. The safest place to be is in a building, preferably one with a lightning rod. The rod offers protection by intercepting lightning—an electrical charge—and transmitting its current into the ground. The other safe place is a car with the windows rolled up, as long as you don't touch any of the metal parts. If lightning strikes, the car's metal body will conduct the charge down to the ground—contrary to popular belief, the rubber of the wheels offers no protection.
Reported Lightning Deaths Per State, 1959—2012
Source: National Severe Storms Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Reported Lightning Deaths Per Capita, 1959—2012
Source: National Severe Storms Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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