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The University of Arkansas has partnered with FieldWatch to offer pesticide applicators working in row and field crops ways to identify herbicide-sensitive crops and beehives so they can adjust their spraying accordingly. CropCheck, an online platform developed by the non-profit...

House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas) has introduced the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, House Resolution 2 — known informally as the 2018 Farm Bill. In releasing the wide-sweeping legislative proposal April 12, Conaway said in a statement,...

To help promote water conservation, the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission is offering financial incentives in the form of tax credits to state farmers and landowners who make land improvements. Among those are building surface water reservoirs, land leveling, converting from groundwater...

For the 10th year, Syngenta is sponsoring its Pest Patrol program, which provides pest alerts to growers and consultants who have signed up for the text messaging service. Growers and consultants also are able to access the same information...

Do you think you're a good water manager who can maximize water-use efficiency? If so, enter the University of Arkansas' 2018 Arkansas Rice and Row Crop Irrigation Yield Contest for rice, soy and corn producers. If you earn the top...

Auburn University entomologists have discovered a tiny wasp that could provide a huge benefit to soybean producers in Alabama and other Southern states plagued by the kudzu bug. Though only about the size of a pinhead, the newly detected parasitoid...

.danger {background-color: #E5E4E2;border-left: 6px solid #006600; padding-top: 12px; padding-bottom: 2px;} Palmer amaranth, which has been dubbed a “super weed” by some, is definitely living up to its reputation. The weed already has documented resistance to six different modes of action:...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates growers nationwide plan to plant about 89 million acres of soybeans in 2018, down 1 percent from 2017, according to its Planting Intentions Report released March 29. This compares to estimated planted corn acres...

Chinese soybean imports from the United States could drop by as much 71 percent if China were to impose trade restrictions on U.S. soybeans in response to U.S. tariffs on Chinese products, according to a study for the U.S. Soybean...

Covington, Louisiana-based Greenleaf Technologies has introduced its new TipGuard System. Designed to fit the company’s popular AirMix low-pressure air injection nozzles, the system protects vulnerable spray tips from damage caused by contact with obstacles. “It’s not uncommon for spray nozzles to...

Leandro Mozzoni, a University of Arkansas alumnus, returned to his alma mater as the new soybean breeder with the goal of accelerating the state's breeding program. “Coming from the private sector, I have a focus toward developing products,” Mozzoni said...

University of Missouri scientists have created a genetic map of two more soybeans, providing additional information that will aid future breeding of varieties with improved traits. Until this most recent gene sequencing, only one cultivar — Williams 82 — had...

BASF has modified its Grow Smart Rewards program to reflect the Arkansas dicamba application ban in place from April 16 through Oct. 31. Engenia, BASF's dicamba herbicide that is paired with Xtend soybeans and XtendFlex cotton varieties, is one of...

A team led by Kansas State University researchers has cracked the genetic code about how Palmer amaranth quickly grows resistant to glyphosate herbicide. The findings could have broad implications for agriculture and other industries, according to a university news release. Their...

The agricultural division of DowDuPont, the company created when Dow and DuPont merged, will have a new name come this summer – Corteva Agriscience. As part of the merger, three divisions will be created. DowDuPont expects to spin off the...