Weed management, furrow irrigation and drone use in agriculture are all on the agenda Aug. 2 for the annual Rice Field Day being hosted by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture at the Rice Research and Extension...
The University of Arkansas will hold a half-day rice college, Aug. 1, at the Rice Research & Extension Center in Stuttgart.
Among the highlights are:
• Crop consultants, industry personnel and producers will see current research on many of the production...
Sedges have exploded across Arkansas in 2019 throughout different cropping systems.
Additionally, a variety of unique sedge species have made themselves known this year, and others have popped up in areas where sedges have not previously been an issue.
These unique...
The eight district winners in the 72nd annual Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program have been selected, representing the diversity of Arkansas agriculture, the state’s largest industry.
The district winners will now be judged to determine a state winner,...
• By Yeshi Wamishe •
There is already dew in the mornings and rain is in the forecast. Even with planting being later this year, it may still be time to start scouting for leaf blast in susceptible rice, particularly...
The University of Arkansas was one of five academic institutions to share nearly $2.7 million in grants to conduct field research and demonstration projects to evaluate and promote 4R Nutrient Stewardship.
The concept consists of using the right source of...
• By Yeshi Wamishe •
Field history is a major factor when considering to use fungicide seed treatments. If your field has a history of seed rot and seedling diseases (mostly blight and seedling death), it is highly possible you’re...
Combination seed treatments may kill two weevils with one blow.
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
A weevil that prefers drier ground and typically frequents rice levees has begun damaging furrow-irrigated rice, thanks in part to a lack of permanent flood...
The University of Arkansas has created Rice Advisor, a one-stop-shopping-type webpage where producers can find Arkansas rice-related information and calculators in one location.
Unlike many websites that are built for desktop computers and shrunk to fit smartphones or tablets, Rice...
When Jennifer Hare James joined the Riceland Foods’ Board of Directors, May 1, representing District 5, she became the first woman to do so in the cooperative’s 98-year history.
James, who farms rice, soybeans and corn with her family near...
Solar systems help growers cut electric bills while raising their environmental stature.
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
Chris Isbell, a partner in a family-owned farming operation near Humnoke, Arkansas, looks at his 300-kilowatt solar-generation system as just another crop.
“Essentially, we’re farming...
After a bruising 2017, in which substantial spring flooding cost growers in the state an estimated $175 million in lost production and damaged acreage, rice growers saw higher production in 2018 than in any of the three previous years,...
• By Trent Roberts •
With current Mississippi River levels above flood stage along all of Arkansas’ eastern border, there are increasing concerns that limited barge traffic combined with reduced access to Arkansas ports may tighten fertilizer stocks during periods...
Arkansas high school juniors or seniors may be eligible for one of four different scholarships totaling $7,000 just by participating in rice advocacy programs and spreading the word about the state's rice industry this summer.
The program is called "Rice...
Chris and Judy Isbell of Humnoke, Arkansas, were named the 2018 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year at the recent Arkansas Farm Bureau’s annual convention.
They will now compete with 10 southeastern state winners in the 2019 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo...
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