Tag Archives: weather

• By Angela McClure • We keep sliding back into a “below normal” temperature pattern for April. Near-freezing temperatures with rain in this week’s forecast has created some concern about …

• By Ryan McGeeney • Early planting appears to be making a return to Arkansas in 2021. With the start of the recommended planting window for corn and soybeans less …

• By Ryan McGeeney • Temperatures plunged to record lows across Arkansas Tuesday morning, falling to single digits or even negative numbers, even in the southernmost reaches of the state. …

• By Denise Attaway • As most will agree, 2020 has been a trying year but there is hope for the agricultural sector to drive away this black swan event …

From soybeans to rice, corn to peanuts, 2019 has been a challenging year for many, if not most, Arkansas growers. Continuous intermittent rains postponed winter fieldwork or outright made it …

Soybeans are one of the leading crops in the United States, and a fast-growing global population is expected to increase demand for the crop as a protein source for animal …

This year has been difficult for soybean farmers in Louisiana. Trade conflicts, storage problems and bad weather have led to lower prices and damaged beans across the state.

Soybean producers throughout the United States have experienced an increase in weather anomalies in recent years — greater temperature and precipitation variations, longer lasting extreme conditions and long-term climate trends. …