Thursday, March 12, 2026

Conservation Easements: Save the Date for Three Part Series, 12:30pm September 7, 14, 21

⋅ ROBERT BRANAN ⋅ Please join this series of webinars on September 7, 14 and 21 at 12:30 p.m. for an update on conservation easements and their potential impact on land disposition (e.g. estate planning and farm succession decisions). Robert...

DigitalAg@Farms Program

⋅ By Bruno P. Lena, Brenda V. Ortiz, Luan Pereira de Oliveira, Guilherme Morata, Mailson Freire de Oliveira, Franciele Morlin, Alvaro Sanz-Saez, Pierce McClendon, Megan Thurmond, and Yin Bao ⋅ Efforts to put digital technologies and site-specific crop management practices...

Nematode discussion highlights from 2022 Clemson Corn Field Day

March 2022 was one of the warmest on record in South Carolina, leading to early corn planting dates that may have led to higher nematode activity and subsequent damage to plant roots. This can mean lower yields for corn growers,...

Pest management through plant defenses a focus of new Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station entomologist

⋅ 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...

Cotton and peanut farmer, Keith Allen, is South Carolina Farmer of the Year 2022

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...

Grain Cart Maintenance Tips

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, who grows peanuts, cotton and other crops, is named Georgia Farmer of the Year

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...

BASF signs national sponsorship with Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever

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...

Is it time to irrigate corn?

⋅ 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...

Most Crop Per Drop irrigation contest challenges rice, corn, soybean growers.

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...

Agriculture teachers in high demand

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...

Missouri Century Farm deadline is May 1

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...

Which Nematicides Are Effective For Managing Nematodes In Field Corn?

⋅ 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...

Burndown Wild Garlic, Grape Hyacinth and Star-of-Bethlehem

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...

Future of dicamba, 2023 Farm Bill on agenda at June 10 Mid-South Agricultural & Environmental Law Conference

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...

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