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Fred Bourland, cotton breeder and researcher at the Northeast Research and Extension Center at Keiser, examines cotton varieties being tested in research plots at the Lon Mann Cotton Research Station at Marianna. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by Fred Miller) KEISER, Ark. — When Fred Bourland left the family cotton farm in Mississippi County for the University of Arkansas, clear across the state in Fayetteville, he had anything but farming on his mind. “I grew up around cotton...

Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station releases new Primocane-Fruiting Blackberry Prime-Ark® Horizon, a new primocane-fruiting blackberry from the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, offers growers a new option with an extended fruiting season and high yield potential. Prime-Ark® Horizon is a thorny variety and the sixth primocane-fruiting blackberry from the experiment station’s fruit breeding program. Experiment Station fruit breeders have released 21 public blackberry varieties...

RISING — Compared to December 2020, personal income increased by 10 percent in January. (U of A System Division of Agriculture image) FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Personal income rose in January, as did consumer savings and spending on food outside of the home, according to the February Personal Income and Outlays Report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Compared to December 2020, personal income increased by 10 percent in January. Personal income “This is quite a large change from one month...

FIRE ANTS — The extreme cold of the winter of 2021 may make a dent in fire ant populations in Arkansas. File photo taken January 2014 in Pulaski County. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by Mary Hightower) FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A week of record-low temperatures may leave its mark on Arkansas’ fire ant populations, but don’t look for the cold to have reduced fly or tick numbers, Kelly Loftin, extension entomologist for the University of Arkansas System Division of A...

PIGWEED — Pigweed growing on the turnrow. Taken July 18, 2019. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by Mary Hightower) FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — There are some things that, even when you know it’s coming, no one’s happy when it gets here.  On Monday, Tom Barber, extension weed scientist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, announced that he and several fellow researchers had confirmed a strain of glufosinate-resistant Palmer amaranth — commonly known as p...

JUDGING – Polk County Extension Agent Josh Yates in action in the swine class at the Polk County, Arkansas, fair. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by Carla Vaught ) LITTLE ROCK — Youth who show swine are being warned about Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus, or PED, that may affect their pigs. “Because PED is caused by a very contagious virus, the disease can get out of hand quickly,” said Heidi Ward, DVM, extension veterinarian for the University of Arkansas System Division of...

- Advertisement - LITTLE ROCK — Improving soil health is in the best interest of Arkansas cotton farmers, but producers use different strategies for doing so. Bill Robertson, extension cotton agronomist, and Matt Fryer, extension soil instructor, both with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, will moderate an online roundtable discussion with three Arkansas cotton producers about their experiences and methods for managing soil health in their farms. The discussion, “So...

Photo courtesy of U of A System Division of Ag. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A former graduate student’s research with x-rays has verified a hypothesis by Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station scientists about why rice kernels often break during milling. Decades of research by scientists in the experiment station’s Rice Processing Program led researchers to hypothesize that uneven moisture content in the kernels during drying causes fissures that crack and break during milling. Research has sh...

DFP Staff In a recent University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture study, dicamba followed by glufosinate 14 days later was found to be the optimal timing for managing Palmer amaranth. Research at University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture explores optimal timing between sequential herbicide applications in XtendFlex technology. Producers growing XtendFlex cotton have often relied on sequential applications of glufosinate to clean up Palmer am...

UA-Monticello image by Ember Davis George Dunklin, second from left, owner of Five Oaks Duck Lodge, visits with representatives from the UA System, UA-Monticello and the U of A System Division of Agriculture on Dec. 2, following the signing of an agreement establishing a private/public partnership for research and education into wetlands, wildfowl and land management. The University of Arkansas has developed a partnership for research and a graduate certificate program....