The North Carolina Soybean Yield Contest categories have changed from previous years for the 2019 Soybean Yield Contest and moving forward.
Most notably, there is no longer a "Most Efficient Yield Contest." There will now be both irrigated and...
The University of Arkansas's MP-144, also known as “Insecticide Recommendations for Arkansas,” has gone mobile.
Producers, agricultural agents and consultants will now have access to a comprehensive database of insecticide information at their fingertips, with the University of Arkansas System...
• By Rachel Vann and David Holshouser •
Now that the weather has turned hot and dry, and with limited rainfall in the forecast, we are starting to get questions about continuing to plant soybeans or halting planting until we...
The extreme 2019 rainfall events have created record, or near record, river levels across many locations in the state. Many rivers and creeks across a wide geography of Missouri have put numerous corn fields under water.
This article discusses the...
• By Tommy Butts and Tom Barber •
There are two new Extension publications available from the Arkansas Weed Science team, FSA2185 – Metolachlor Herbicides: What are the Facts, and MP554 – Herbicide Resistance Traits: Quick Reference Guide.
Metolachlor herbicides are typically...
• By Trent Irby •
To say that this planting season has been full of challenges with respect to weather conditions would be an extreme understatement. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service, Mississippi soybean planting as...
• By Boyd Padgett •
With the recent rains, I wanted to put out some information on the impact of flooding on soybean germination, as well as the impact on young plants.
Young plants: The response of young soybean (early vegetative) to...
Palmer amaranth, commonly known as pigweed, has been a longtime foe of Arkansas soybean farmers. Jason Norsworthy, weed scientist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, said it is the No. 1 weed affecting Arkansas soybean production.
However,...
The SCN Coalition – a public/checkoff/private partnership formed in 2018 to increase the number of growers actively managing soybean cyst nematode – won a nationalBest of NAMA Award in 2019 for their public relations campaign.
The National Agri-Marketing Association is...
The 2019 Arkansas irrigation yield contest, "Most Crop per Drop," is open for entries.
“We are conducting a conservation yield competition measuring yield and water use for rice, soybeans and corn,” says Chris Henry, University of Arkansas associate professor.
The contest...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken the next step in its review of glyphosate.
As part of the action, the agency reaffirms its findings that the herbicide poses no risk to public health when used according to the current...
Asian soybean rust was confirmed on older kudzu leaves from Tattnall County near Reidsville, April 9, according to a Web post from Bob Kemerait, a University of Georgia plant pathologist based at Tifton.
Although the pustules were moderately sporulating, no...
Waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, both members of the pigweed family, have become significant threats to crop yields and farm incomes across the Americas. In the United States, they compete with crops in the South and in parts of the...
By Blake Wilson and Sebe Brown
Populations of pest insects are often influenced by factors at play well before crops are planted. Winter mortality is a key regulator of spring insect populations, particularly for pests introduced from tropical regions.
The 2018-2019...
• By Tom Barber •
Horseweed (marestail) has always been an issue at spring burndown prior to planting. In the early 2000’s, it became a much bigger problem in the southern United States by developing resistance to glyphosate (Roundup).
Horseweed can germinate...
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