• By Kurt Seevers •
It seems there is a renewed interest in soybeans this year, and if you follow the news around the renewable fuels industry, this renewed interest may last for more than just a few years.
One of...
By Tracy Courage •
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s annual Most Crop Per Crop irrigation yield contest is now open to Arkansas rice, soybean and corn producers, and for the first time, includes two rice competition...
Entry deadline is August 1, 2022
The application period for the 12th annual Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Challenge is officially open now through August 1, 2022.
Soybean producers in Arkansas are eligible and encouraged to participate in this year’s...
Texas A&M continues to lead in preparing agriculture teachers amidst shortage
By Blair Fannin •
Agriculture teachers are in high demand as a number of contributing factors are making it difficult to fill positions in classrooms across Texas and abroad, according...
There’s still time to apply to the Missouri Century Farm Program. Deadline is May 1.
If your farm has been in your family since Dec. 31, 1922, you can apply to have it recognized as a Missouri Century Farm.
To qualify, the...
⋅ 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...
⋅ By Denise Attaway ⋅
South Carolina farmers have a new tool this year to help identify and defeat diseases and pests in their row crops. A MyIPM for Row Crops app was developed at Clemson University in collaboration with...
Fungicide seed treatment in North Carolina soybean production
As North Carolina growers shift to using earlier soybean planting dates as a mechanism to increase soybean yield, questions arise about the value of a fungicide seed treatment at earlier planting dates,...
⋅ By Rachel Vann ⋅
Soybean planting date and maturity group (MG) are important management considerations for soybean production in North Carolina. A recent analysis of 877 North Carolina soybean yield contest entries from 2002-2019 indicated that planting before mid-May...
When I was little, people would always ask me what my dad did for a living. I would always respond, beaming, and say, “He’s an agricultural consultant!”
“Oh, he must work in an office at a big firm,” they would...
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...
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