⋅ By Brittaney Mann ⋅
U of A System Division of Agriculture
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Plants naturally equip themselves with defenses against insect herbivores. Understanding how those defenses work can reveal alternative approaches to pest management. Rupesh Kariyat, associate professor of...
Betty Allen Farms in Latta, South Carolina, has been in Keith Allen’s family for nearly 200 proverbial lean and fat years. Growing from a modest holding in 1837 to 3800 acres today, the farm has experienced everything from near...
With harvest season approaching, Kinze Manufacturing offers maintenance recommendations to ensure that grain carts will be field-ready this fall. “The grain cart is a hard-working piece of equipment, so you’ll want to be sure it’s in good operating order...
Scotty Raines didn’t grow up on a farm, but his father kept a large garden at home. His mother, a beautician, had a beauty shop behind their house. So Scotty began his agrarian career by selling produce from the...
Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are proud to announce BASF Agricultural Solutions as the organization’s newest national sponsor in the precision agriculture and conservation sector. The organizations are poised to deliver new on-farm sustainability program in the Texas Panhandle.
Collaborating...
⋅ Avat Shekoofa ⋅
Crop Physiologist
Corn is not sensitive to water limitations in early vegetative stages, but it’s important to watch the growth stages and soil type when timing irrigation. After V8, corn undergoes rapid vegetative growth and ear size...
By Tracy Courage •
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s annual Most Crop Per Crop irrigation yield contest is now open to Arkansas rice, soybean and corn producers, and for the first time, includes two rice competition...
Texas A&M continues to lead in preparing agriculture teachers amidst shortage
By Blair Fannin •
Agriculture teachers are in high demand as a number of contributing factors are making it difficult to fill positions in classrooms across Texas and abroad, according...
There’s still time to apply to the Missouri Century Farm Program. Deadline is May 1.
If your farm has been in your family since Dec. 31, 1922, you can apply to have it recognized as a Missouri Century Farm.
To qualify, the...
⋅ By Zane Grabau ⋅
University of Florida Assistant Professor in Field Crop Nematology
Plant-parasitic nematodes can substantially reduce yield in field corn. Crop rotation and nematicide application are the main options for managing nematodes in corn. Among nematicides, historically...
By Larry Steckel •
This spring some fields seem to be infested more heavily with wild garlic, grape hyacinth and in a few cases, star-of-Bethlehem. These three weeds, in the Lily family, are often mistaken for each other as...
By Will Clark •
Fast facts:
Ninth annual Mid-South Conference set for June 10 in Memphis
Six continuing education hours including one hour of ethics will be provided
Register online at https://bit.ly/3rSvzAd
Early bird registration deadline May 22
Early bird...
At a winter production meeting in Hazen, Arkansas, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Extension weed specialist Tommy Butts had one message, “This is a year to survive.”
Weeds have long been a challenge in row crop agriculture, threatening...
Commodity crop prices remain strong as weather and geopolitical concerns add volatility to markets.
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension grain economist Mark Welch says drought conditions in both hemispheres are raising questions about global crop yields while troops amass in a...
Perdue University’s Center for Commercial Agriculture conducts a monthly survey on farmer sentiment called the Ag Economy Barometer. The most recent poll is rife with producer concerns going into the season.
“Rising farm input costs and ongoing supply chain disruptions...
