Author Archives: Robert Prince (Louisiana)

From Forest to Furrow

At the age of five, my dad loaded me in his pick-up truck and took me to the piney woods of Jackson Parish, Louisiana to manage and cruise timber.  The smells and the sights of the forest instilled in me a desire to become a steward of the land.  When we returned to our rural farm, we had crops to tend, cows to feed and fences to build.  My family always prepared a spring and winter garden, so fresh vegetables … Continue reading

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Southern Planting Decisions

As I look out my window and watch the sleet and freezing rain accumulate on the trees and shrubs, I am reminded that corn planting is only two to four weeks away for most of us in the South. We rarely see snow and ice accumulate here in the Deep South, but this is the second occurrence of this phenomenon in 2011. Across the Deep South, from Texas to the Carolinas, 2010 was unusually hot and dry, with rainfall deficits … Continue reading

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