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University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, Dec. 14, 2018

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 Dec....

China trade issues dominate 2018 U.S. ag economy

If there was anything that seemed to sum up the 2018 production year for U.S. soybean growers, it’s a bar chart extension economist Scott Stiles created showing exports for the week of Nov. 30. There were just two bars in...

Year of extremes took a toll on Arkansas soybeans and rice

A year of weather extremes — from a hard-frozen winter to a summer of drought to seemingly endless rains in the fall — took its toll on both rice and soybean, two of Arkansas’s top crops. Rice, however, emerged...

Despite weather and trade challenges, row crops remain major South Carolina ag players

With a focus on economic development, the South Carolina agricultural industry is poised for positive productivity in 2019. This was the message Clemson experts gave during the recent third annual Ag Outlook conference. Clemson agricultural economists Nathan Smith, Scott Mickey,...

University of Arkansas winter row-crop production meetings

Here is a list of the 2019 University of Arkansas row crop production meetings scheduled as of Dec.7. For start times and location details, contact your county extension office. The meeting schedule will be posted at: https://www.uaex.edu/farm-ranch/crops-commercial-horticulture/ag-tech-calendar.aspx JANUARY Jan. 14 – WEINER –...

University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, Dec. 7, 2018

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 Dec....

LACA annual February ag tech conference features improved format

The Louisiana Agricultural Technology & Management Conference sponsored by the Louisiana Agricultural Consultants Association will be held Feb. 11-13, 2019, at Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville, Louisiana. Jay Mahaffey will be featured in the pre-conference symposium on Monday morning, Feb....

Hot off the press! Mississippi Soybean Irrigation Guide

The Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board recently published a soybean irrigation guide to help growers improve their irrigation efficiency while at the same time boosting their profitability. The irrigation guide is a partner publication to the board's disease and insect scouting guides. The...

University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, Nov. 23, 2018

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 Nov....

Cold unlikely to speed Arkansas harvest; bean seed quality looks low

With approximately 20 percent of Arkansas soybeans still left to harvest, producers were struck in mid-November with a cold snap that neither sped nor hindered progress; it just made things slightly more miserable. “It’s not helping anything,” says Jeremy Ross,...

University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, Nov. 9, 2018

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 Nov....

AmVac redesigns its website

AmVac Chemical Corp. has launched a new customer website, www.amvac-chemical.com, with a robust search function for agricultural and environmental protection products, retailers and field representatives, marketing and sales campaigns,and product promotions. “With more than 50 percent of traffic coming from...

Mississippi State researchers mull seed quality issues in podcast

Although soybean seed quality issues seen during 2018 aren't as bad as 2009, they are more widespread and extend beyond the Mid-South and Mississippi River Delta. Dr. Bobby Golden, Mississippi State University Extension rice and soil fertility agronomist, and Dr....

EPA extends over-the-top dicamba use for 2 years with added rules

The Environmental Protection Agency has extended the registration of specific dicamba formulations for over-the-top use in dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybean varieties for two more years. The action was based on input from and extensive collaboration among EPA, state regulators, farmers,...

High turnout expected for Row Crop Short Course

The 2018 Mississippi State University Row Crop Short Course will feature speakers from seven states covering topics ranging from nematode management in cotton and soybeans to the potential effects of new tariffs on the state’s agricultural industry. The MSU Extension...

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