2013 Corn Quick Facts and 2013 Grain Sorghum Quick Facts Now Available
The 2013 Corn Quick Facts and 2013 Grain Sorghum Quick Facts are now available by clicking the respective links and also on the Publications tab of the Arkansas Row Crop Blog. The Quick Facts are a...
View Article2012 Rice Research Verification Program summary report now available
The 2012 growing season was the thirtieth year for the Rice Research Verification Program (RRVP). The RRVP is an interdisciplinary effort between growers, county extension agents, extension...
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Plan ahead to minimize rice seedling diseases
Strong seedling vigor is an important quality that helps the seedling withstand early adverse conditions and increase the likelihood that the field will do well the rest of the season. All varieties...
View ArticlePlant Management Network launches cotton resource website: Focus on Cotton
Growers and crop consultants across the Cotton Belt now have a new and freely accessible resource to “focus on” this year. Focus on Cotton, a crop management resource that features monthly webcasts...
View Article24c Label Approved for Avipel Bird Repellent use in Arkansas Corn
Today we received word from the Arkansas Plant Board that our request for a 24c label for use of Avipel in Arkansas corn has been approved. Avipel is a seed treatment bird repellent that reduces...
View Article2013 Arkansas Rice Quick Facts now available
The 2013 Arkansas Rice Quick Facts are now available by clicking the link or on the Publications tab of the Arkansas Row Crops Blog. The Quick Facts are a one page (front and back) quick reference...
View Article2012 On-Farm Cotton Variety Performance Summary Released
The 2012 On-Farm Cotton Variety Performance Summary is now available on the University of Arkansas Extension website. It can be found by going to the publications link and searching the above title....
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Should we count on early planting to manage bacterial panicle blight of rice?...
Bacterial panicle blight (BPB) is a weather-associated disease. Environmental conditions in 2010 and 2011 were favorable for the disease to be severe enough to cause devastatingyield loss in...
View ArticleRice blast overwintered in Louisiana: Review of management options for Arkansas
A report came from Louisiana on February 21, 2013 that rice blast lesions were found on new rice sprouts growing from the stubble. Reportedly, this field had severely infected rice in 2012. According...
View Article2013 Arkansas Soybean Quick Facts now available
The annual publication of Arkansas Soybean Quick Facts is now available for download (pdf) from the Arkansas Row Crops Publications page. Soybean Quick Facts contains information on growth and...
View Article2013 Arkansas Cotton Quick Facts Sheet Now Available
A new Cotton Quick Facts Sheet is now available from the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture’s Cotton Program. Subjects on the quick facts sheet include: new cotton varieties, fertility...
View ArticleLorenz on soybean seed treatments
Take a three-minute break with Extension entomologist Gus Lorenz, as he discusses the value of seed treatments for soybeans.
View ArticleArkansas Rice Update 3-27-13
March 27, 2013 No. 2013-2 Dr. Jarrod Hardke, Dr. Bob Scott, and Dr. Gus Lorenz Don’t Rush to Plant A late round of winter weather has affected the majority of the state for...
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Arkansas Rice Update 4-10-13
April 10, 2013 No. 2013-3 Dr. Jarrod Hardke, Dr. Bob Scott, and Dr. Yeshi Wamishe Planting Forecast Another round of rain and wind appears to be next up for a spring that...
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Non-Uniform Corn Emergence and Blackbirds
How Much will Non-Uniform Corn Emergence Impact Yields? We continue to see much of our early planted corn struggle to get full stands. In many instances it appears that we have/or will get a stand...
View ArticleMetribuzin tolerance in soybean
As glyphosate-resistant weeds continue to be a major concern for soybean producers in Arkansas, many producers are relying on residual herbicides for control of problem weeds like Palmer amaranth....
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Arkansas soybean update – April 26, 2013
For the week ending April 23, 2013, the USDA/NASS reported 4.3 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture supplies were 2 percent short, 62 percent adequate, and 36 percent surplus. Subsoil...
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Arkansas Rice Update 4-25-13
April 25, 2013 No. 2013-5 Dr. Jarrod Hardke, Dr. Yeshi Wamishe, and Dr. Paul Counce Planting Forecast Actual progress was actually being made. It wasn’t necessarily fast...
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Arkansas Rice Update 5-3-13
May 3, 2013 No. 2013-6 Dr. Jarrod Hardke and Dr. Yeshi Wamishe Planting Forecast Rain is a four-letter word these days, if you catch my drift. Quite frankly I’m...
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Arkansas rice update – May 9, 2013
May 9, 2013 No. 2013-7 Dr. Jarrod Hardke and Dr. Bob Scott Planting Forecast A week (mostly) without significant rain chances? I believe that qualifies as a drought...
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