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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 Nov....

The Missouri Department of Agriculture has established cut-off dates for application of Engenia dicamba herbicide for the 2018 cotton and soybean seasons. These are part of a Section 24(c) Special Local Needs label for the BASF herbicide. The state anticipates...

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 Nov....

Walnut Creek, California-based Valent U.S.A. has launched Aveo EZ Nematicide, a seed protectant that reduces nematode reproduction. The biological product contains a highly concentrated formulation of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Strain PTA-4838. The beneficial soil microorganism colonizes the roots of soybean plants. It...

Clemson University soybean breeders have released a new soybean variety that extends the planting season and growing regions. Named Agustina, the cultivar was developed and released by soybean breeders Benjamin Fallen and Emerson Shipe at the university’s Pee Dee Research...

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 Nov....

Farmers are urged to complete the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2017 Census of Agriculture, which should be arriving in their mailboxes in December. The census can be returned by mail or securely submitted online. University of Missouri Extension economist Ryan Milhollin...

BASF has launched an SC formulation of its previously registered herbicide, Zidua, for use in  corn, cotton, peanuts, soybeans, sunflowers and wheat. The liquid SC, or suspension concentration, formulation provides one of the lowest use rates of any Group 15 herbicide,...

The Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction is accepting nominations for its induction ceremony, which will be held March 22, 2018, at the L’Auberge Hotel in Baton Rouge. Deadline for the nominations is Nov. 20. A joint effort of the LSU AgCenter,...

Monsanto Co. filed suit Oct. 20 in Pulasky County Circuit Court seeking to block the Arkansas State Plant Board from prohibiting use of dicamba herbicides next summer. The latest salvo comes after the Plant Board at its Sept. 21 meeting...

The newly formed Local Seed Co. says it plans to offer direct-to-grower seeds delivered to the farm beginning with the 2018 season. Local Seed Co. is the result of majority investments in Dulaney Seed, based in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and T.A. Seeds,...

The father-son team of Matt and Layne Miles are among  a group of seven Arkansas soybean producers who so far have broken the 100-bushels-per-acre yield mark this season, with others possibly to come. Four of them, including the Mileses, are...

As part of its planned merger with Monsanto, Bayer plans to sell its seed and non-selective herbicide business to BASF for 5.9 billion Euros, or about $6.96 billion US. The move is expected to allay regulatory concerns from the...

The University of Missouri plans to offer both in-person and Web-based dicamba training beginning in December. The locations and dates have not been finalized but should be available shortly, according to a news release. The training is in response to...

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 Oct....