by - February 27, 2025 5:14 pm
Erratic weather patterns have impacted row crops in recent years in the Arkansas Delta. One crop in particular has been affected by these weather patterns — soybeans. Farmers typically plant 3…
by - February 25, 2025 10:30 am
Mediocre commodity prices, over supply, and federal policy uncertainty will likely lead to a smaller 2025 rice crop in Arkansas. Arkansas, which produces about half the nation’s rice, had back-to-back…
by - January 7, 2025 2:28 pm
Arkansas soybean farmers planted more acres and harvested greater yields in 2024 when compared to 2023, but profit margins still were lower for many producers due to a drop in…
by - August 22, 2024 5:25 pm
Arkansas is now projected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to set a record soybean yield this harvest season, and Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward told Talk Business…
by - January 3, 2024 2:18 pm
It’s expected that Arkansas soybean yields could set a new record, with each acre yielding an estimated 53 bushels on average, said Jeremy Ross, soybean extension agronomist for the University…
by - November 6, 2023 12:09 pm
Dry weather led to record low water levels on the Mississippi River, but another side impact in the Arkansas Delta has been a stealthy harvest. As of Oct. 29, the…
by - February 2, 2023 5:34 pm
Arkansas’ largest crop has been getting a little more valuable as 2023 begins. Soybean prices have trended upward this year due to rising export projections according to the U.S. Department…
by - January 9, 2023 3:44 pm
Arkansas largest crop, soybeans, had a banner year in 2022. Farmers harvested 3.15 million acres, up nearly 140,000 acres from 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Yield from…
by - October 26, 2022 12:53 pm
Drought has been a major problem for Arkansas farmers this year, and if climate prediction models are correct it will be a major problem in the coming years and decades….
by - March 23, 2022 3:51 pm
Robert Petter of De Valls Bluff has been appointed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the United Soybean Board (USB). Petter will represent Arkansas during a three-year term as…
by - February 9, 2022 8:34 am
The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board (ASPB) and the Arkansas Soybean Association (ASA) have selected the winners of the 2021 “Grow for the Green” soybean yield contest. The winners were announced…
by - January 19, 2022 4:05 pm
Arkansas soybean farmers were set for a solid return year in 2021 after years of battling low prices, bad weather and problems connected with the COVID-19 pandemic. Jeremy Ross, extension…
by - November 9, 2021 8:13 am
A new pathogen that harms soybean crops was identified several years ago and research indicates it’s spreading geographically and causing more damage. Where it came from and why it impacts…
by - November 3, 2021 5:48 pm
Arkansas’ soybean harvest is wrapping up and the expectations are for yields to be about average this year, Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board Chair Donald Morton told Talk Business & Politics….
by - July 27, 2021 12:37 pm
Arkansas’ soybean farmers are two months away from harvest, and both the cash and book markets for the crop are well into double-digit dollars. Markets closed Friday (July 23) as…
by - January 25, 2021 2:24 pm
Arkansas’ soybean sector has been emblematic of the state’s overall agriculture sector in recent years. Low commodity prices, trade wars, and unpredictable weather forced the number of soybean acres to…
by - April 7, 2020 3:59 pm
Arkansas farmers are projected to grow more rice this year than last, but according to the United States Department of Agriculture, producers will likely plant less than had been anticipated….
by - August 13, 2019 4:33 pm
Dwight Eisenhower was president of the United States the last time so few farm acres were dedicated to soybeans in Arkansas. Fueled by an ongoing trade war with China and…
by - July 31, 2019 4:32 pm
The long-standing trade war with China seemingly has no end in sight and now Arkansas farmers are being advised to find new markets. They are also being told that the…
by - April 16, 2019 2:31 pm
Daniel Rogers, program technician for soybean breeding and genetics at the University of Arkansas, will soon start using a drone, or unmanned aerial vehicle, to monitor soybean crops at seven…
