When relentless spring rains pushed the planting window wide open, entomologists predicted problems for Arkansas row-crops. That has certainly proven true for the state’s late-planted cotton, soybeans and rice, said Gus Lorenz, Extension entomologist for the University of Arkansas...
With financial support from Kellogg's, The Nature Conservancy plans to give away and install Murphy pump timers to rice producers within Arkansas' Cache River watershed.
The region, centered around Newport and Walnut Ridge, is an area both groups are targeting...
As harvest gets underway, producers in Arkansas are reminded about following the state's voluntary smoke management program as they prepare to burn crop residue.
At the recent University of Arkansas Rice Field Day in Stuttgart, Extension rice agronomist Jarrod Hardke...
The 2019 Horizon Ag Arkansas Field Day, featuring CLM04 and CLL15, two new Clearfield rice varieties developed by the University of Arkansas, will be held Aug. 13 at Coleman Farms near Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Attendees also will have a chance to...
• By Yeshi Wamishe •
Automatic fungicide applications for sheath blight in rice are highly discouraged due to the potential development of fungicide resistance and non-profitability. Although sheath blight can be reduced with best cultural practices, it is one of...
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 Jarrod Hardke •
Rice drills continue to roll up and down eastern Arkansas. I think most are very aware we’ve been on the slowest planting pace in 25 years to get us here focusing on late May to...
While farmers in southeastern Arkansas prepare for the rising Arkansas River, some of their colleagues are coping with the opposite problem: dry fields.
As of Friday’s (May 31) forecast, the river at Pendleton in Desha County was expected to reach...
The University of Arkansas's MP-144, also known as “Insecticide Recommendations for Arkansas,” has gone mobile.
Producers, agricultural agents and consultants will now have access to a comprehensive database of insecticide information at their fingertips, with the University of Arkansas System...
• 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...
The 2019 rice planting season seems like it’s running in slow motion.
Nationwide, slightly more than half of the anticipated acres had been planted as of May 12, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Crop Progress report. That compares...
The Arkansas Legislature recently passed a measure that sets strict definitions for a host of agricultural products, including rice, and requires food companies to accurately label their products. Gov. Asa Hutchison subsequently signed it into law, creating Act 501.
The...
Throughout the Arkansas Delta, growers have eyed the first relatively dry week of weather since last September with cautious optimism.
Stewart Runsick, staff chair for the Clay County Cooperative Extension Service office, says many growers in his area were able...
• By Jarrod Hardke •
There has been a fair amount of discussion about medium-grain selection between Titan and Jupiter this spring. Titan and Jupiter each have their own pros and cons.
Based on head-to-head comparison, the yield potential is virtually...
For many Arkansas farms, the view is the same: water, mud and more water.
“With many areas still struggling to dry out from wet weather over the past couple of months, there isn't much good news over the next week,”...
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