Bob Stark, agricultural economics professor with the University of Arkansas’ School of Agriculture and Southeast Research & Extension Center, Monticello, and Jeremy Ross, assistant professor and Extension soybean agronomist, Little Rock, review the trading week in Arkansas, ending April...
Economic losses due to soybean diseases in the United States from 1996 to 2016 amounted to more than $95 billion, according to a research team from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences who examined the long-term impact of soybean...
Do you think you know how to irrigate and stretch your water supply? If so, enter the University of Arkansas' "Most Crop Per Drop" contest.
Unlike regular yield contests that simply look at how many bushels you can produce per...
Bob Stark, agricultural economics professor with the University of Arkansas’ School of Agriculture and Southeast Research & Extension Center, Monticello, and Jason Kelley, assistant professor/Extension agronomist, Little Rock, review the trading week in Arkansas, ending April 10, 2020.
This report...
• By Craig Gautreaux •
Soybeans are Louisiana’s largest crop in terms of acreage, and farmers across the state are busy planting this year’s crop despite the challenges of COVID-19.
“About 10% of the state has been planted,” said LSU AgCenter...
Soybean protein concentration has traditionally been considered to be about 40% of soybean grain.
Protein concentration, however, has been in a steady decline over the past 30 years, and the average protein concentration across the United States is now about...
Soybean seedling diseases can cripple the establishment of soybean stands. A cool, wet winter has set the stage for cooler soil temperatures and high moisture levels in fields. These elements could create the perfect environment for diseases to take...
• By Mary Hightower •
Arkansas agriculture and the state’s rural areas may face the potential for significant disruption in supply chain, labor and government services due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a multi-sector economic impact...
• By Larry Steckel •
Poor control of poa (annual bluegrass) and ryegrass have been the most numerous calls of late. This is becoming more common every spring. It would appear that an increasing portion of the poa and ryegrass...
Bob Stark, agricultural economics professor with the University of Arkansas’ School of Agriculture and Southeast Research & Extension Center, Monticello, and Jeremy Ross, assistant professor and Extension soybean agronomist, Little Rock, review the trading week in Arkansas, ending April...
• By Dominic Reisig •
The evidence is overwhelming. Neonicotinoid insecticide seed treatments do not provide a benefit in North Carolina. Most recently, our data were used in a study across 12 years and 14 states. We concluded that there...
The Environmental Protection Agency has approved label changes to Chetah Herbicide from Nufarm Americas Inc. that allows postemergence use on glufosinate-tolerant crops, including soybeans, cotton, corn and canola.
“The new language provides clarity around the use of Cheetah in all...
• By Angus Catchot, Don Cook, Whitney Crow and Jeff Gore •
This year has been unusual to say the least with the COVID-19 outbreak. During this time, worker availability has become our limiting factor. It has ultimately limited our...
A new soybean variety – with resistance to soybean cyst nematode derived from the breeding line PI 89772 – is being released by Syngenta in small quantities in 2020. Syngenta is sharing seed with university researchers and farm cooperators...
• By Tommy Butts •
Spray water quality, specifically pH and hardness, can impact the efficacy of numerous pesticides. It has been shown that as water pH increases into more alkaline or basic conditions (pH greater than 7), pesticide active...
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