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2013 Arkansas Soybean Quick Facts now available

The annual publication of Arkansas Soybean Quick Facts is now available for download (pdf) from the Arkansas Row Crops Publications page.  Soybean Quick Facts contains information on growth and development, seeding, seed treatments, weed, insect and disease control, irrigation, fertility and harvest.

You may view and save 2013 Arkansas Soybean Quick Facts here.

Plant Management Network launches cotton resource website: Focus on Cotton

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

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Need help selecting soybean varieties? 2012 Soybean Updates now available

Each year, numerous soybean varieties are commercially available to growers in Arkansas. However, only a limited number of soybean varieties have been tested in Arkansas at April plantings. Yield performance in early (April) plantings varies according to location, adaptability to soils, relative maturity, lodging, shattering potential, disease and nematode resistance, as well as herbicide

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Make plans now for the 2013 Beltwide Cotton Conferences

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

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2011 Soybean Variety Information Now Available

Soybean varietal information can be found in the the 2011 Soybean Updates.  Click the links below to access the pdf files of the information.  The three Soybean Updates are 1)Early Season RoundUp Ready, 2)Full Season RoundUp Ready, and 3)Full Season Conventional and LibertyLink.  Each Soybean Update contains yield data, agronomic characteristics, disease ratings, and

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2011 Arkansas Soybean Performance Tests Report Now Available

The 2011 Arkansas Soybean Performance Tests Report is now available online at:  www.arkansasvarietytesting.com .  It can be found by clicking on the “2011” under the “Reports” menu on the soybean page.  Adobe Reader must be installed on your computer to view the report.  Soybean disease screening information is also available for 2011 by clicking “Disease

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Reminder: Request For Fusarium Wilt Samples

Fusarium Wilt of Cotton.

Fusarium wilt (FW) is more visible this summer than it has been for several years in Arkansas cotton fields.   FW is a disease of the vascular system caused by a soilborne fungal pathogen (Fusarium oxysporum) that survives for long periods (several years) in cotton fields.   This disease may be responsible

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Attention: Request for Fusarium Wilt Samples

Fusarium Wilt of Cotton.

Fusarium wilt (FW) is more visible this summer than it has been for several years in Arkansas cotton fields.   FW is a disease of the vascular system caused by a soilborne fungal pathogen (Fusarium oxysporum) that survives for long periods (several years) in cotton fields.   This disease may be responsible

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Soybean Susceptibility to Root-Knot Nematode

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In a recent podcast, produced by the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, Extension Nematologist Terry Kirkpatrick discusses soybean susceptibility to root-knot nematodes.

To view the podcast, follow the link below:

Soybean Susceptibility to Root-Knot Nematode Podcast

Managing Cotton Nematodes Without Temik

Although cotton producers thought that we would have until 2014 to come to grips with life without Temik, the March 18th announcement by Bayer CropScience to decommission production of methyl isocyanate (MIC) will force us to develop alternative strategies for insect and nematode management. So, what do we do. The following are some thoughts and

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