• By Ryan McGeeney •
As the high heat of summer begins pressing down on Arkansas, harvest of the first of the state’s major commodity crops has begun in earnest.
By Aug. 22, 9% of the state’s approximately 690,000 acres of...
• 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 Ryan McGeeney •
As with many of the state’s commodities, Arkansas corn, wheat and other feed grains took 2020 on the chin.
Arkansas corn saw a significant drop off in acreage, falling from growers’ stated planting intentions of 800,000...
A soggy planting season dissuaded some Mississippi producers from planting corn this year, but those who stuck with the crop have mostly been rewarded with a solid harvest.
Initial planting forecasts at the end of February called for more than...
• By Bruce Schultz •
North Louisiana farmers were rushing to get their corn crop out of the field before Hurricane Laura hit Aug. 27, and so far, the crop looked good.
Laura also has the potential to inflict serious damage...
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• By Ryan McGeeney •
High winds and heavy rainfall from what forecasters expect will be a major hurricane — Hurricane Laura — will likely sweep through most of Arkansas by Friday, just as harvest nears for several...
