NATHAN GREGORY
STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
August would typically be too early to accurately forecast Mississippi’s soybean crop, but this year, it is a month ahead of schedule – far enough along to predict a promising harvest.
Mississippi State University Extension soybean specialist Justin...
LAUREN QUINN
URBANA, ILLINOIS
A new study led by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign scientists reveals critically low genetic variation in one of the country’s primary breeding stocks for corn. The finding relates specifically to grain yield in intermediate-maturity hybrids, which dominate commercial production in the...
JOHN LOVET
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
Soybean planting decisions in Arkansas can hinge on everything from soggy spring weather to shifts in the global rice market.
When spring weather limits chances for fieldwork, producers must decide which crop gets planted first: rice or soybeans.
For...
JOHN LOVETT
HARRISBURG, ARKANSAS
As tight margins continue to challenge Arkansas farmers, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture researchers are focused on providing recommendations that improve profitability and long-term resilience.
That message was front and center on July 30 as more than...
MARY HIGHTOWER
JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
The August Crop Production report revealed sizeable and surprising acreage increases in soybeans, cotton and long-grain rice, as well as the potential for record-breaking soybean yields.
Wednesday’s report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service gave industry analysts its first...
LARRY STECKEL
JACKSON, TENNESSEE
Questions continue on what to do with late season pigweed breaking through the crop canopy. Most questions have been in cotton where escaped pigweed are more visible. More questions recently have been in soybean as escapes are...
RYAN MCGEENEY
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
A bedrock principle of efficient farming is scouting your fields before applying pesticides — whether herbicides, insecticides or fungicides. This not only helps farmers save money but reduces the likelihood of pesticide resistance developing as well.
Terry...
Parasitoid wasps were released statewide to help protect lilies and slow the spread of a destructive pest
SHEILA BABBITT
EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN
After years of planning, permit approvals and international collaboration, Michigan State University entomologist Marianna Szűcs has launched the state's first biological control program targeting...
MARY HIGHTOWER
WEINER, ARKANSAS
With a drone, three pieces of software and about 60 minutes, Mike Hamilton and Walker Harris could be saving one farmer 28 hours of running a power unit and millions of gallons of irrigation water this season.
Hamilton,...
ANDREW P. GRIFFITH
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
Fuel Tennessee fuel prices were mainly steady compared to last week with diesel being the only fuel reporting a higher price. Current average prices stand at $3.70 per gallon for regular gasoline, $4.16 for mid-grade, $4.57...
LINDA GEIST
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
Narrower row width is one key to reducing weeds in soybean, says University of Missouri Extension weed scientist Kevin Bradley.
In previous research, Bradley reported improved late-season weed control (density and/or biomass) in 64% of case studies (72...
JENNIFER ELWELL
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) a $1.7 million grant to strengthen local food systems and expand seed-based entrepreneurship across Eastern Kentucky. The three-year project, "Strengthening Local Food...
TODD MILLER
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
Symbiotic relationships come in many harmless forms throughout nature: clownfish and anemones, whales and barnacles, and bees and flowers to name a few. Two LSU AgCenter scientists are studying how to use symbiosis to potentially control...
RYAN MCGEENEY
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
A bedrock principle of efficient farming is scouting your fields before applying pesticides — whether herbicides, insecticides or fungicides. This not only helps farmers save money but reduces the likelihood of pesticide resistance developing as well.
Terry...
LAUREN QUINN
URBANA, ILLINOIS
A new analysis from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the Illinois Soybean Association finds that Illinois corn and soybean farmers could lose up to $609 million per year — representing a 3.6% revenue loss — if the state banned the...
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