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By Tom Barber, Extension Weed Scientist, on February 20th, 2013
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 from noted experts in the cotton industry, is now online and available for viewing on the Plant Management Network’s Focus on Cotton
Continue reading Plant Management Network launches cotton resource website: Focus on Cotton
By Kim Rowe, Program Associate, on February 19th, 2013
— Courtesy of Darrin Dodds, Extension Cotton Specialist, Mississippi State University
The 2013 Mid-South Farm and Gin Show will be held on Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center. Show hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, March 1 and 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on
Continue reading Irrigation seminar offered at the 2013 Mid-South Farm and Gin Show
By Leo Espinoza, Associate Professor & Extension Soil Scientist, on February 5th, 2013
The Arkansas Plant Food Association, in collaboration with The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture and Arkansas State University would like to invite you to participate in the 2013 Soil Fertility Workshop series. The first workshop will be held February 12 on the campus of ASU in Jonesboro, while the second workshop will be
Continue reading Make plans to attend the 2013 soil fertility workshops
By Scott Stiles, Extension Economist - Risk Management, on January 21st, 2013
Cotton Incorporated is holding a Cotton Price Risk Management Seminar at The Peabody Hotel, Memphis, TN, on Wednesday, February 13.
The main topics covered in the seminar include:
Why are options on cotton futures critical to your business? What can options do for you and how? Actionable hedging strategies based on various price scenarios
Continue reading Cotton Price Risk Management Seminar
By Jason Kelley, Wheat & Feed Grains Extension Agronomist, on January 6th, 2013
5th Annual Corn and Grain Sorghum Producer Conference
The Arkansas Corn & Grain Sorghum Board would like to invite you to the 5th annual Corn and Grain Sorghum Producer Conference.
This year the Conference will be held at 2 locations with the content repeated at both locations. Tuesday January, 8 at the ASU Alumni
Continue reading Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Conferences January 8th and 10th
By Tom Barber, Extension Weed Scientist, on December 17th, 2012
Monday, December 17, is the last day discounted room rates will be offered by the Marriott Rivercenter/Riverwalk hotels in San Antonio, Texas. Those are the headquarter hotels for the 2013 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, set for January 7-10.
The National Cotton Council urges cotton industry members, university and USDA researchers, Extension personnel, consultants, equipment and
Continue reading Make plans now for the 2013 Beltwide Cotton Conferences
By Kim Rowe, Program Associate, on November 19th, 2012
A one-day workshop is planned for November 27, 2012 at the Arkansas Farm Bureau Headquarters at 10720 Kanis Road in Little Rock to discuss the market potential of non-GMO soybeans. Participants will learn about a Soybean Promotion Board-funded market research project to examine the emerging market. Discussions will focus on enhancing participant understanding of the size
Continue reading Non-GMO soybean niche market workshop planned for Nov. 27, 2012
By Kim Rowe, Program Associate, on November 16th, 2012
The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board (ASPB) realizes that the current and future success of the Arkansas soybean industry depends on the continual output of qualified soybean practitioners from Arkansas Colleges and Universities. Graduate education is of paramount importance to the continual improvement of the Arkansas soybean industry. Thus,
Continue reading Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board (ASPB) now accepting applicants for 2013 Fellowship Program
By Jeremy Ross, Extension Agronomist - Soybeans, on November 16th, 2012
The deadline for submitting harvest date for the Race for 100 & Go for the Green Yield Challenges is December 1, 2012. We have had 88 growers submit entry forms, but as of this week, only 14 producers have returned harvest data. Only one producer has returned harvest data for the Full Season Soybean Production
Continue reading Deadline nearing for soybean yield challenge contests
By Kim Rowe, Program Associate, on November 7th, 2012
A free conference to assist farmers with understanding agricultural labor issues will be held November 16, 2012 at the Cooperative Extension Service headquarters (LRSO), 2301 S. University Ave., Little Rock. In order to ensure available seating and materials, pre-registration is requested. Register online or fill out the Farm Labor Conference Registration Form and return by fax to 501-671-2215.
Continue reading Farm labor workshop slated for November 16: Pre-register now
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