Posts by Jenn Hipp
Casey Hook, Second Generation Farmer Lake City, AR
Casey Hook didn’t expect to continue the family business, Hook Farms, but after learning the land with his dad he realized becoming a second generation farmer was the perfect fit for him. While receiving a degree in agribusiness at Arkansas State University, Casey had the opportunity to apply the knowledge he was learning in class…
Read MoreBest Practices for Soybean Pigweed Management
As growers know, herbicides are part of the farming process. The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board has invested checkoff dollars to research the impacts of herbicide and cultural practices to improve the management of resistant pigweed populations. Tom Barber, Ph.D. conducted research with four research colleagues, Dr. Bob Scott, Dr. Jason Norsworthy and Dr. Nilda Burgos,…
Read MoreArkansas Farmer Appointed to National Soybean Board Jim Carroll III will be sworn in at annual meeting
LITTLE ROCK (November 7, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue appointed Arkansas farmer Jim Carroll III to the United Soybean Board (USB). Carroll of Brinkley, Arkansas is a returning member having served nine consecutive years on the national board, where he has represented the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board since May 2010. Carroll, along…
Read MoreNovember Dedicated to Largest Row Crop in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Oct. 29, 2018) – Governor Hutchinson proclaims November Arkansas Soybean Month, recognizing the impact of the state’s top row crop, soybeans. Ranked 10th in the nation for soybean production, the 3.5 million acres harvested last year in 41 of Arkansas’s 75 counties yielded 178.5 million bushels valued at $1.7 billion. Grown in…
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How to Handle Southern Root-Knot Nematodes
Arkansas Research Arms Soybean Farmers Against Southern Root-Knot Nematodes By Laura Temple Soil harbors countless beneficial microorganisms that help plants thrive. But it also harbors plant-killers. In Arkansas and other areas of the Mid-South, the southern root-knot nematode decimates soybeans. “Nematodes are tiny, non-segmented round worms,” explains Dr. Travis Faske, professor and Extension plant pathologist…
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