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Arkansas Farmers, Consultants Asked to Take Part in Survey About Precision Agriculture Dec 8, 2022
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Researchers wanting to know how Arkansas farmers, consultants and other professionals use precision agriculture have launched a survey to find the answers. The survey will remain open until Jan. 31. […]
Arkansas Soybean Researchers Breed for ‘Plasticity’ in Various Environments Oct 26, 2022
Development of drought-tolerant soybean varieties will increase sustainability and economics of production, but current research indicates these varieties may perform poorly in the absence of drought. Larry Purcell has his […]
University of Georgia Investigates Potential of Spray Drones in Agriculture Oct 11, 2022
It’s a familiar sight for many — a ground sprayer slowly making rounds in a field, applying pesticides to row crops to give producers the best chance of protecting crops […]
Mississippi Corn, Soybeans: MSU Extension Receives $10M Grant for Climate-Smart Project Oct 10, 2022
Mississippi State University is the lead partner on a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conduct climate-smart projects. Beth Baker, an Extension specialist in natural resource […]
South Carolina: USDA Invests in Climate-Smart Commodities Project Oct 5, 2022
The United States Department of Agriculture has announced an initial funding pool of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, including a $70 million investment into a Clemson-South Carolina State partnership. The award will […]
Kansas State Sorghum Researchers Land $2M Grant to Modernize Nitrogen Guidelines Sep 27, 2022
Kansas State University researchers say a $2 million grant that they received recently will help to modernize recommendations for applying nitrogen to sorghum in a three-state region, ultimately boosting the […]
Texas AgriLife Receives $65Mln Grant to Expand Climate-Smart Practices Sep 22, 2022
Texas A&M AgriLife Research is anticipating the largest competitive grant in the organization’s history, up to $65 million, to execute a five-year multi-commodity project to work with Texas’ large agricultural […]
Ag Economy: The Importance of Off-Farm Income Sep 21, 2022
CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange division, in partnership with the University of Missouri, released a report yesterday titled, “The Importance of Off-Farm Income to the Agricultural Economy.” Today’s update includes highlights from […]
Arkansas: Long-Term Soil Health Study Shows Benefits of Carbon Sequestration Sep 19, 2022
Just because microbes work faster in the heat and humidity of the South does not necessarily mean farmers in Arkansas cannot take advantage of them to help sequester carbon from […]
Residue’s Role in Soil Health – Video Aug 5, 2022
In this video, K-State Research and Extension agronomist Peter Tomlinson demonstrates the impact of rain on four types of soil surfaces: A field tilled multiple times with no residue at […]
