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Corn, Cotton, Soybeans

No big adjustments in October WASDE

As farmers continue their harvest the latest WASDE report calls for no major changes but called for larger corn exports, David Murray writes. Read More



Pictured is a coulter that was agronomically designed to replace the typical smooth coulters used on fertilizer toolbars. Farmers wanted ways to plant seeds deeper and allow for placement of fertilizer and other chemical products. This coulter allows a blade trench designed to close easier and seal better. (Photo courtesy of ShieldAg, Hutchinson, Kansas.)
University of Arkansas-Monticello Assistant Professor of Agronomy Kathleen Bridges is weighing hay samples to determine moister content. (Photo courtesy of UAM.)

Potential for forest biochar and poultry waste use as fertilizer

Arkansas farmers planted 35,000 acres in 2023, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service. The summer's high heat will likely put many growers in the position of harvesting a "split crop." (Division of Agriculture photo.)

After a hot summer, Arkansas peanut growers may face a ‘split crop’