Gearing up for a summer price rally for corn

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.)

Innovation spurs drive to efficient seed placement

MU Extension ag enterprise budgets updated for producers

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’