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...
• By Tommy Butts •
Heavy and relentless rainfall this spring has led to interest in water-seeding rice. This method can be an effective seeding strategy (Fig. 1); however, weed control becomes a bit more challenging, especially with residual herbicides...
• 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...
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...
Horizon Ag, University of Arkansas join to introduce two Clearfield varieties.
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
In partnership with the University of Arkansas and BASF, Horizon Ag plans to introduce two Clearfield varieties for seed production this season and for commercial planting...
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,”...
Even if the fall of 2018 marked the “harvest that never ended,” Arkansas growers managed to pull enough rice from the land to mark a 30 percent increase over 2017’s disastrous numbers, which reflected the severe spring flooding of...
In partnership with the University of Arkansas, Horizon Ag plans to introduce two Clearfield varieties for seed production this season and commercial planting in 2020.
The new medium- and long-grain varieties were released by the University of Arkansas and are...
Two upcoming production meetings aim to help growers and industry experts reach a consensus on the best approach to an increasingly popular method of agriculture in Arkansas: furrow-irrigated rice, also known as row rice.
“Row rice is an emerging production...
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame plans to induct five individuals whose leadership and service have brought distinction to the state’s largest business sector.
The newest class includes retired University of Arkansas educator Dr. L.B. (Bernie) Daniels of Fayetteville; Ed...
The newest University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture weed scientist says he expects to rack up more than a few miles of field walking as he learns more about the issues faced by Mid-South farmers.
Hailing from southern Wisconsin,...
A year of weather extremes — from a hard-frozen winter to a summer of drought to seemingly endless rains in the fall — took its toll on both rice and soybean, two of Arkansas’s top crops. Rice, however, emerged...
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture rice research may lead to more sustainable crop production in the state and around the world.
The quest for increased sustainability in agriculture and other industries includes examining greenhouse gases and how they’re...
The University of Arkansas is leading a research group working to identify the natural genetic variations in rice that allows the plant to produce high-quality grain in an environment of rising temperatures.
The consortium of four universities recently received $4.65...
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