The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board congratulates Robert Petter of De Valls Bluff on his appointment by the United States Department of Agriculture to the United Soybean Board (USB). Petter will represent Arkansas during a three-year term as a newly...

By Tiffany Dobbyn • UC Davis researchers are collaborating with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources on a project to help farmers in the state improve their fertilization and irrigation practices. CDFA received...

By Larry Steckel • This spring some fields seem to be infested more heavily with wild garlic, grape hyacinth and in a few cases, star-of-Bethlehem. These three weeds, in the Lily family, are often mistaken for each other as...

By Will Clark • Fast facts: Ninth annual Mid-South Conference set for June 10 in Memphis Six continuing education hours including one hour of ethics will be provided Register online at https://bit.ly/3rSvzAd Early bird registration deadline May 22 Early bird...

By Luke Gatiboni• Contributions By Deanna Osmond • The Russia / Ukraine conflict is an ongoing story and it is too early to clearly predict the consequences of the war to the fertilizers market. While we don’t have a clear...

By Mary Hightower • U of A System Division of Agriculture Fast facts: Barber honored with soybean research award Second time to be honored by the conference If not for a text from a colleague, Tom Barber might not have been...

Doctors prescribe a daily probiotic to keep a body healthy and working well, which is especially crucial during cold and flu season. One main job of a probiotic is to fight off bad bacteria and keep a healthy balance...

New tool evaluates in-season tissue potassium levels, maximizing profitability. • By Trent Roberts • Potassium deficiency is the primary limitation affecting soybean profitability. Producers must carefully manage potassium levels in their soil by knowing when, where and how much fertilizer to...

A Kansas State University researcher in western Kansas says he may have an innovative way to kill weeds commonly found in farmers' fields: simply put, he wants to crush ‘em. That’s right, says Vipan Kumar, a weed scientist at the...

AgriLife Extension providing trainings across state with updates Cotton, corn and soybean producers in 22 Texas counties will be restricted on the use of two popular herbicides this growing season after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency renews registrations. Green cotton plants...

Higher agricultural production costs are in store for the new year, but Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service specialists have a few suggestions to help relieve some of the impacts on South Carolina farmers.The first bit of advice comes from...

By Maria M. Lameiras, University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Educational Sciences News The $1.2 million award will allow plant pathologist Melissa Mitchum (pictured) to study the metabolic basis of SCN resistance and its effects on plant growth while...

• By Kenneth Gautreaux • Andre Reis was born and raised in the big city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, but at 16, he decided he wanted to go to the countryside and study agriculture. His career path has taken him...

Despite control measures the Environmental Protection Agency’ implemented in October 2020, 2021 reports show little change in number, severity or geographic extent of dicamba-related incidents compared to reports the agency received before 2020. Dicamba use has been subject to considerable...

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 Dec....