⋅ BY TRACY COURAGE ⋅
U OF A SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE
Jessie “J.D.” Vaught of Horatio, Arkansas, a pioneer in contract livestock production in the state, was thrilled to learn a few months ago that he would be inducted into...
• By Mary Hightower •
Arkansas row and field crops endured a 100-year flood and epic insect numbers but still ended the year with record cotton and rice yields and higher crop prices.
100-year flooding
In June, southeastern Arkansas experienced extraordinary flooding,...
• By Fred Miller •
Unpredictable and spotty weather left some Arkansas cotton fields a soggy mess while other areas saw record yields in 2021.
“Arkansas cotton yielded an average 1,287 pounds of lint per acre according to the latest estimates,”...
The Cobb/Lyerly/Owens Partnership in Lake City in Craighead County is the 2021 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year. The honor was announced recently at a luncheon in North Little Rock honoring the county and district Farm Families of the...
• By Fred Miller •
Phil Tugwell — “Tug” to his friends — was known as a hard worker who was generous with resources, knowledge, credit and … well, pretty much everything.
Noel Philip Tugwell died Oct. 20 in Fayetteville, Arkansas....
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• By Carroll Smith,
Editor •
Arkansas farmer Marty White grew up working side by side in the field with his mother, father and sisters. They were a close family who believed in the importance of...
A cold front blew through yesterday, chasing off clouds in the overcast sky and replacing them with sunshine and a crispy nip in the air. It was as if the stars had aligned just right on the first day...
• By Ryan McGeeney •
As overnight low temperatures fell into the 50s throughout much of Arkansas this week, cotton growers began doing the math.
Bill Robertson, Extension cotton agronomist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, said that...
• By Ryan McGeeney •
As they say, there’s no accounting for taste.
Plant bugs, a perennial pest of Arkansas cotton, spend much of June and early July feasting on the silk of corn while it’s still green, the plants still...
• By Ryan McGeeney •
Arkansas growers responded to a global economy beginning to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic with shifting acreage, betting big on corn and pulling back from cotton, according to data from a U.S. Department of Agriculture...
• By Mary Hightower,
U of A System Division of Agriculture •
The July 30 field day at the Judd Hill Foundation will explore various facets of sustainable cotton production, including soil health, water use and greenhouse gas production. On-site registration...
• By Fred Miller •
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture will present a series of online and in-person field days this summer that will display key research and Extension programs. The series will kick off with a...
• By Ryan McGeeney •
Farmers in five counties in southeastern Arkansas suffered more than $200 million in direct losses to major crops after the major flooding and storm event in early June, according to a preliminary estimate by experts...
Farmers who suffered flooding and other damage from heavy rain and winds last week will be able to get their post-flood production questions answered by University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture agronomists and specialists at a meeting June...
• By Ryan McGeeney •
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson declared a state of emergency Thursday in response to the record rainfall and flooding in the southeastern area of the state.
The declaration allows him to direct $100,000 from the Governor’s Disaster...
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