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Arkansas Soybean Podcast
Bean Brief Sign-Up DEREK HAIGWOOD ON COVID-19 How to Use Water Monitoring Systems Controlling Palmer Amaranth with Metribuzin Soybean Variety Testing Benefits Southern Root-Knot Nematode Battling Redbanded Stink Bugs Tapping into Soymeal’s Potential Cover Crops Yield Benefits Neonicotnoid Effects Honey Bees Mild Winters, Harsh Effects Weed Seed Destruction Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward on the…
Read MoreBee, Corn Earworm, Fire Ant and Educating Growers and Consultants Projects
Title: Bee Project: Assessing the Impact of Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments on Pollinators Investigator: Gus Lorenz Based on data collected from this project, the following statements can be made: Neonicotinoids are present during crop production from soil residue Movement of neonicotinoids does occur at planting and there is some contamination on wild flowers Soybean flowers, cotton…
Read MoreTackling the Stinky Kudzu Bug
Tackling the Stinky Kudzu Bug Dr. Gus Lorenz and Dr. Nicholas Seiter, University of Arkansas Extension entomologists, and Chuck Farr, crop consultant in Crawfordsville, Arkansas, provide awareness to soybean growers in Arkansas about the kudzu bug and the appropriate measures to take when necessary. “We want to treat when we need to, obviously, but we…
Read MoreInvestigating Emerging Production Recommendations
Investigating Emerging Production Recommendations for Sustainable Soybean Production using the Full Season Soybean Production System Investigators: Jeremy Ross, Gus Lorenz, and other select Extension Soybean Commodity Committee Members Stated Goal: To investigate new and untested management inputs to improve soybean production in all Soybean Production System. Specific Objectives: (1) Continue to initiate test demonstrations…
Read MoreDr. Gus Lorenz Talks 2019 Insect Challenges
Dr. Gus Lorenz, extension entomologist with the University of Arkansas’s Division of Agriculture, warns of migratory pests and the potential problems they bring to Arkansas soybean growers. Planting crops early is the best way to prevent red banded stink bugs and other pests; however, a wet Arkansas spring led to late planting. “There are issues…
Read MoreBattling Redbanded Stink Bugs
Heading into the 2017 soybean-growing season, Dr. Gus Lorenz, extension entomologist with the University of Arkansas’s Division of Agriculture, sensed problems on the horizon for Arkansas producers, thanks to a mild winter. Although he had a feeling the Redbanded Stink Bug could be an issue, he did not expect the amount of destruction soybean growers…
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