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LSU’s Dean Lee crops school puts interactive spin on traditional field day

Attendees of the LSU AgCenter’s recent Agronomic Crops School got in the field with scientists for some hands-on lessons in pest control, crop management practices, new technologies and more. The event, held Aug. 5 at the AgCenter Dean Lee Research...

High moisture levels cause disease concerns in Alabama

Rain, heat and humidity are a recipe for disease in the field. Edward Sikora, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System plant pathologist, said foliar diseases have become more prevalent on soybeans during the past several weeks. “We have a number of soybean...

Weed electrocution research sparks interest as herbicide resistance grows

Move over, herbicides. There’s a new sheriff in town. And he’s toting some powerful guns loaded with electricity to kill weeds. This shocking new method of weed control was demonstrated at the 2021 Pest Management Field Day at the University...

Clemson research finds soil moisture sensors can increase farmer’s net income

A Clemson University irrigation specialist has found using soil moisture sensors in fields can increase average net income by almost 20%. Jose Payero, assistant professor and irrigation specialist housed at the Edisto Research and Education Center, is conducting on-farm trials...

University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, Aug. 6, 2021

Bob Stark, agricultural economics professor emeritus with the University of Arkansas’ School of Agriculture and Southeast Research & Extension Center, Monticello, and Jeremy Ross, professor and Extension soybean agronomist, Little Rock, review the trading week in Arkansas ending Aug....

Divided Mississippi soybean crop still has good price prospects

Most soybeans in Mississippi are having a good year to date, with 82% of the crop appearing in good or excellent shape past the midway point in the season. Prices also look good, with averages above those of recent years. But...

University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, July 30, 2021

Bob Stark, agricultural economics professor emeritus with the University of Arkansas’ School of Agriculture and Southeast Research & Extension Center, Monticello, and Jeremy Ross, professor and Extension soybean agronomist, Little Rock, review the trading week in Arkansas ending July...

Alert: Growers report poor control of fall armyworms in Mississippi

• By Jeff Gore, Angus Catchot, Whitney Crow and Don Cook • We have had numerous calls over the last week or two about poor control of fall armyworm with pyrethroids. They started in the southern part of the state...

University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, July 23, 2021

Bob Stark, agricultural economics professor emeritus with the University of Arkansas’ School of Agriculture and Southeast Research & Extension Center, Monticello, and Jeremy Ross, professor and Extension soybean agronomist, Little Rock, review the trading week in Arkansas ending July...

Worms gone wild! Be on the lookout for armyworms

• By Scott Stewart • The fall armyworm outbreak of 2021 is going to be one to remember. My colleague, Dr. Gus Lorenz in Arkansas, called it “epic.” We knew something was different this year when another colleague in Texas, Dr....

University of Missouri weed researchers share Seed Terminator results

In the 1984 film “The Terminator,” a robotic assassin played by Arnold Schwarzenegger warns, “I’ll be back.” If waterhemp could talk, it might say the same thing. Waterhemp can’t be bargained with. It can’t be reasoned with. The prolific producer...

Does late-season nitrogen application work in soybeans?

• By Rasel Parvej and David Moseley • Nitrogen (N) is the most yield limiting nutrient for any row crop including soybean. Since soybean, like other legume crops, can fix atmospheric N symbiotically through Rhizobium bacteria (Bradyrhizobia japonicum), the crop...

University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, July 16, 2021

Bob Stark, agricultural economics professor emeritus with the University of Arkansas’ School of Agriculture and Southeast Research & Extension Center, Monticello, and Jeremy Ross, professor and Extension soybean agronomist, Little Rock, review the trading week in Arkansas ending July...

River Valley Row Crop Tour

River Valley Row Crop Tour It is time for us to start meeting again in person! We are proud to announce our 2021 River Valley Row Crop Tour. We will start in Faulkner County on the Thrash Farm on our...

Corteva launches new soybean seed treatment

Beginning in 2022, soybean growers will be able to protect the genetic potential of their seed investment against double the damaging pests with Lumiderm seed treatment. The Corteva product adds cutworms, white grubs, thrips and wireworms to the control spectrum...

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