Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station

Rice injury 10 weeks after emergence. (Photo courtesy of University of Arkansas Extension.)
Arkansas, Crops, EPA, Midwestern Region, Other Crops

Fluridone offers flexibility for rice growers

Fluridone widens Palmer pigweed control options for rice growers, but stick to the label, Arkansas research indicates. Read More

SOIL FERTILITY — The annual Wayne E. Sabbe Arkansas Soil Fertility Studies publication guides nutrient management recommendations to improve soil health and crop yield. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo)
Arkansas, Midwestern Region, Soil Health

Publication reveals soil lab use, fertility findings for blackberries, row crops, forages

Heath Stephens and his crew harvest rice on the farm he operates in Arkansas County near Stuttgart with his father, John Stephens. (UA System Division of Agriculture photo by Fred Miller)
Arkansas, Crops, Midwestern Region, Other Crops

Rice looks for its niche as a malted grain



The quality of pecans will be reduced if not given enough moisture now. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Hot water can sanitize pecans

Soybeans (Journal stock photo.)

Arkansas study to look at ultrasound, fermentation methods

Fertilizer Recommendation Support Tool

USDA-grant supported FRST Project releases new fertilizer prediction tool

  • By John Lovett │ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
IRRIGATION INVESTIGATION — A new study shows impacts of peer influence in agricultural irrigation practices. (U of A System Division of Ag photo by Kevin Lawson)

Neighborly influence on irrigation choices could reinforce sustainable practices

Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Director Jean-Francois Meullenet, left, and Assistant Director Nathan McKinney, right, joined student volunteers Katelyn Helberg and Caroline Wilson for the intake of rice donations to the Jane B. Gearhart Full Circle Food Pantry at the University of Arkansas. (Photo by Karli Yarber, University of Arkansas System.)

Arkansas rice companies partner with University of Arkansas campus food pantry

  • By Robby Edwards │ Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences 
Young turkeys participate in research to curb looming turkey disease outbreak. (University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.)

Turkey disease being researched in Arkansas

Sheep graze at the Milo J. Shult Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Fayetteville, site of the Oct. 28 Northwest Arkansas Small Ruminants Field Day. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo.)

Northwest Arkansas Small Ruminants Field Day set for Oct. 28 in Fayetteville

  • By John Lovett │ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture