• By Trent Irby and Drew Gholson •
While some acres have finished and combines have started moving across fields, other acres that were planted later are still progressing through late reproductive growth stages.
With that said, a lot of our...
Row-crop growers and consultants now have an online resource for objective information on soil moisture monitoring systems.
The Mississippi State University Extension Service and the National Center for Alluvial Aquifer Research have jointly launched a virtual showcase of 11 soil...
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...
• By Drew Gholson and Dan Roach •
Here it is almost late March and wet again. We noticed some field work and corn planting south of Highway 82 yesterday. I’m sure irrigation is the last thing on most folks'...
More than half of South Carolina is in a moderate to severe drought and another 26% is abnormally dry, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, and Clemson University researchers and Cooperative Extension Service agents say it is affecting crop...
The North Carolina Soybean Yield Contest categories have changed from previous years for the 2019 Soybean Yield Contest and moving forward.
Most notably, there is no longer a "Most Efficient Yield Contest." There will now be both irrigated and...
The 2019 Arkansas irrigation yield contest, "Most Crop per Drop," is open for entries.
“We are conducting a conservation yield competition measuring yield and water use for rice, soybeans and corn,” says Chris Henry, University of Arkansas associate professor.
The contest...
Mississippi State University has hired Drew Gholson as an assistant professor and the irrigation specialist with the MSU Delta Research and Extension Center and the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer Water Center. He began his new job April 1...
The Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service have joined together to open a new research center focused on water management in the Mississippi Delta.
The Agricultural Water Research Center, housed on the...
Georgia soybean and blueberry farmers will soon have smartphone applications to supplement their practical knowledge with technical data on when to irrigate crops.
The SmartIrrigation app, set to be released this year for both iOS and Android devices, uses detailed...
Arkansas crop producers who want to get a better handle on water use in 2019 will have several opportunities through a series of irrigation/water management schools.
“The schools are small groups with short instruction and include practical exercises,” says Chris...
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...
Hurricane Michael caused almost $204 million in agricultural damage alone as it moved across Alabama. Alabama Cooperative Extension System Director Gary Lemme called it a devastating blow to farmers in the state’s Wiregrass region.
“Cotton farmers suffered the greatest losses,”...
Before adopting RISER techniques on his farm, irrigating was the part of the growing season Clark Carter always dreaded.
“We would string out plastic pipe, punch holes in it every couple of feet, and hook it up, only to see...
A great crowd gathered for the 57th Fisher Delta Research Center field day, which focused on “Guiding the Future of Delta Agriculture.”
Attendees packed the tour wagons to hear presentations on the soybean, cotton and rice research.
“Our researchers work tirelessly...
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