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‘Most Crop Per Drop’ contest challenges Arkansas producers

Experimentation paid off for Arkansas producers who competed in the “Most Crop Per Drop” contest — in knowledge gained about irrigation management and in cash prizes for the top winners. Contest winners were announced recently during the 34th annual Arkansas...

UArk to host virtual soil moisture sensor school Feb. 16-17

Arkansas crop producers who want to get better control of their water use during the 2021 growing season will have several opportunities through a two-day soil health school. The Cooperative Extension Service, part of the University of Arkansas System Division...

University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, Jan. 29, 2021

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. 29,...

Arkansas soybean cash market ends 2020 at lofty heights

• 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...

University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, Jan. 22, 2021

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,...

UArk releases revised 2021 weed, insect & disease management guides

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...

2020 proved a surprisingly steady year for most Arkansas crops

• 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...

University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, Jan. 15, 2021

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,...

University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, Jan. 8, 2021

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,...

UArk honors successes with Arkansas Agriculture Awards

• 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...

2021 Tri-State Soybean Forum moves to virtual format

Like many other meetings during the past several months, the Tri-State Soybean Forum has moved to a virtual format for 2021. Hosted by the Louisiana State University AgCenter this year, the annual meeting includes crop updates from specialists from Louisiana,...

Soybean researcher hunts genetics of drought tolerance from the air

.box {margin-right: 12px;} • By Fred Miller • Larry Purcell counts on clear skies to find the genes that control drought tolerance in soybeans. Persevering in that search, Purcell has identified regions on soybean chromosomes associated with drought tolerance, providing soybean breeders...

University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, Jan. 1, 2021

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. 1,...

University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, Dec. 25, 2020

It looks like Santa may have brought an early present to soybean growers as prices have risen during recent trading days. Bob Stark, agricultural economics professor with the University of Arkansas’ School of Agriculture and Southeast Research & Extension Center,...

University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, Dec. 18, 2020

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 Dec. 18,...

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