Posts by Jenn Hipp

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…

Dr. Jason Norsworthy says that metribuzin is an extremely important component of weed control programs, especially when controlling PPO-resistant and ALS-resistant Palmer amaranth. Researchers have found that using metribuzin in combination with other herbicides can be most effective for extended residual weed control. As one of the most common weeds in Arkansas as well as…

Dr. Jeremy Ross says that seed treatments could lead to success during the upcoming planting season. Ross, extension agronomist for soybeans at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, has spent the past several years testing seed for optimal planting time and yield. In his experimentation, Ross alongside Trent Roberts, Ph.D. discovered a trend…

John Carlin, the University of Arkansas Systems’s Agriculture Division Project/Program Director, says that soybean producers can benefit from soybean variety testing. Carlin has seen first-hand how beneficial variety testing can be for soybean producers. Carlin manages soybean variety trials across the state of Arkansas. Carlin says that genetics by environment (GxE) is a large factor…