• By Scott Stiles •
After touching $14/cwt. in trading Monday and Tuesday, November rice futures turned lower to finish the week. Renewed strength in the U.S. dollar may have played a role in the rice market’s weakness.
In trading Tuesday,...
• By Jarrod Hardke and Trent Roberts •
Urea prices up. Phosphate prices up. Potash prices up. Diesel prices up. Rice prices up.
So there’s at least one highlight in that list. A number of conversations are coming up about how...
• By Scott Stiles •
Rice futures pushed beyond key resistance this week. In trading Tuesday, the November contract managed to close above $13.80 for the first time since Aug. 16. Nearby chart resistance is at the August high of...
Research advancements in rice and soybeans, two of the top agricultural commodities in Arkansas, will be the focus of a virtual field day 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, presented by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.
The online...
• By Scott Stiles •
Solid gains this week in Chicago Board of Trade rice futures following the September WASDE. The November contract closed higher in four straight sessions, gaining 48 cents before hitting chart resistance at $13.80 Thursday, Sept....
• By Ryan McGeeney •
Despite a year featuring record flooding, heavy insect pressure and a near brush with a recent hurricane, Arkansas rice is moving toward a harvest that may see near-record yields on par with the past several...
• By Mary Hightower •
Arkansas growers will be paying closer attention to their weather apps with development of Tropical Depression 9 and a forecast path that could bring the storm’s wind and rain to the delta by early next...
• By Mary Hightower •
Arkansas rice growers battling yet another insect pest in their crops have until Aug. 28 to use Endigo ZC, after the Environmental Protection Agency issued a Section 18 exemption Aug. 13.
Endigo is currently labeled for...
• By Nick Bateman •
As of Aug. 13, Arkansas has received approval for use of Endigo ZC to control rice stink bugs in rice. This approval expires Aug. 27.
The recommended use rate range is 4.5-6.0 oz/acre, and there is...
• By Fred Miller •
Coming to Arkansas as the new director of the Rice Research and Extension Center, Alton B. Johnson said, is like coming home.
After receiving a bachelor’s degree in general agriculture from the University of Liberia in...
• By Fred Miller •
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture rice field day, originally scheduled as an in-person event on Aug. 6, will be presented online on Aug. 20. Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station researchers and Cooperative Extension...
• By Scott Stiles •
Rice trade moved mostly lower this week as September rice futures lost ground Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, giving up a combined 48 ½ cents in three days of trading.
Corn and soybeans offered no spillover help...
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
Each year, University of Arkansas weed scientist Jason Norsworthy screens barnyardgrass seed samples sent in by growers and consultants who suspect the weed is resistant to one or more herbicides. This season will be no...
• By Fred Miller •
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture has appointed Trent Roberts the Endowed Chair in Soil Fertility Research. Roberts is an associate professor of soil fertility and testing for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station...
The 2021 Rice Field Day is coming Aug. 20 to a device near you! The recent rise in COVID-19 cases around the state prompted the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture to move this year’s rice field day...
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