• By Kenneth Gautreaux •
Having a healthy farm economy is important on the local and national levels. To help farmers make informed choices, Louisiana State University AgCenter economists have released their latest budget planning and decision tools for the...
Cotton, corn, soybeans, wheat — these row crops make up the bulk of row-crop agriculture across Tennessee, and a new certification from University of Tennessee Extension is now available for row-0crop producers.
The Tennessee Master Row Crop certification program, which...
• By Ryan McGeeney •
Soybeans, at once Arkansas’ No. 1 crop, and the perennial symbol of the row crop farmer’s struggle for profitability — rose above $14.25 per bushel in the crop cash market at January’s mid-point.
Although prices in...
Organizers of the 2021 Mid-South Farm & Gin Show in Memphis, Tennessee, have decided not to hold the event in person and will instead move it to an online virtual format this year.
The event had been planned for Feb....
Bob Stark, agricultural economics professor 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 Jan. 22,...
New editions of the most widely used publications from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture are now available and offer the latest research-based recommendations for managing insects, weeds and diseases in row crop agriculture, as well as...
During challenging times, producers may worry about changing farming practices or find it hard to maintain new ones. Yet, soil health and good stewardship practices are as important during times of stress and uncertainty as they are under more...
The United Soybean Board has launched a pilot sustainability program complete with the Sustainably Grown U.S. Soy logo that identifies products that contain U.S. soy grown according to its protocols.
From Jan. 19 through March 19, the board will team...
• By Ryan McGeeney •
Despite a year dominated by major weather systems run amuck and a global pandemic, most of Arkansas’ major crops came out ahead in 2020, according to a Jan. 12 report from the U.S. Department of...
Bob Stark, agricultural economics professor 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 Jan. 15,...
• By Larry Steckel, Virginia Sykes and Angela McClure •
Herbicide-resistant traits available in soybean continue to increase. It does not seem that long ago that there was either a Roundup Ready or conventional soybean.
There are no less than eight...
• By Donna S. Gentry and Lisa M. Fultz •
Integrating winter cover crops into an agricultural system is not new, but the potential for improved soil health and crop production have renewed producer interest over the past decade. According...
• By Rachel Vann •
The North Carolina Soybean Producers recently named the winners of the 2020 North Carolina Soybean Yield Contest.
The full results for the 2020 NC Soybean Yield Contest are now available on the North Carolina State Extension...
Bob Stark, agricultural economics professor 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 Jan. 8,...
• By Mary Hightower •
The traditional celebratory gathering may have been replaced by an online ceremony, but the change didn’t diminish the Extension, research and teaching successes honored Friday during the Arkansas Agriculture Awards.
The annual awards are recognition of...
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