• By Larry Steckel and Clay Perkins •
The results of some University of Tennessee Extension studies to determine why junglerice has become a major weed pest in Tennessee Xtend cotton and soybean acres have provided some insights. This research...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently registered Elevest insecticide from FMC Corp. for use on several crops, including cotton, soybeans, sweet corn, peanut and potatoes. The product is a premix of the full rate of Rynaxypyr — the brand...
The beginning of May brought a welcome sight for Mississippi producers: sunny skies and drying fields.
For the second straight year, precipitation levels well above normal in the winter and early spring have slowed planting significantly across much of Mississippi....
Bob Stark, agricultural economics professor with the University of Arkansas’ School of Agriculture and Southeast Research & Extension Center, Monticello, and Jeremy Ross, assistant professor and Extension soybean agronomist, Little Rock, review the trading week in Arkansas, ending May...
In a profession where the average age is 58, you might call Jay Yeargin of Greenfield, Tennessee, an upstart. Yet, this 37-year-old has been farming for more than 16 years and is well known in the agricultural community.
This year...
As full-season soybean planting gets underway in Kentucky, Carrie Knott, University of Kentucky grain crops specialist, offers Kentucky producers some advice to help them get the crop off to a good start.
“We know that to maximize yields of full-season...
• By Fred Miller •
Potassium, or potash, is an important nutrient for Arkansas’ major row crops, and a deficiency of it can significantly reduce yields at harvest.
A video, “Potassium Deficiency in Row Crops” from the University of Arkansas System...
• By Jeff Gore, Angus Catchot, Don Cook and Whitney Crow•
The 2019 season was one of the most challenging years we have had from a bollworm standpoint in both cotton and soybeans. The issue was not from a numbers...
Bob Stark, agricultural economics professor with the University of Arkansas’ School of Agriculture and Southeast Research & Extension Center, Monticello, and Jeremy Ross, assistant professor and Extension soybean agronomist, Little Rock, review the trading week in Arkansas, ending April...
Economic losses due to soybean diseases in the United States from 1996 to 2016 amounted to more than $95 billion, according to a research team from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences who examined the long-term impact of soybean...
Do you think you know how to irrigate and stretch your water supply? If so, enter the University of Arkansas' "Most Crop Per Drop" contest.
Unlike regular yield contests that simply look at how many bushels you can produce per...
Bob Stark, agricultural economics professor with the University of Arkansas’ School of Agriculture and Southeast Research & Extension Center, Monticello, and Jason Kelley, assistant professor/Extension agronomist, Little Rock, review the trading week in Arkansas, ending April 10, 2020.
This report...
• By Craig Gautreaux •
Soybeans are Louisiana’s largest crop in terms of acreage, and farmers across the state are busy planting this year’s crop despite the challenges of COVID-19.
“About 10% of the state has been planted,” said LSU AgCenter...
Soybean protein concentration has traditionally been considered to be about 40% of soybean grain.
Protein concentration, however, has been in a steady decline over the past 30 years, and the average protein concentration across the United States is now about...
Soybean seedling diseases can cripple the establishment of soybean stands. A cool, wet winter has set the stage for cooler soil temperatures and high moisture levels in fields. These elements could create the perfect environment for diseases to take...
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