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August 30, 2011 |
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Income versus expense: Tracking your money LITTLE ROCK – Ever ask, ‘where did the money go?’ Laura Connerly, instructor-family resource management for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, said it’s easy to remember fixed expenses – things like mortgage, car payments and insurance premiums.
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August 29, 2011 |
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UA study: Flooding cost state more than 2K jobs, $335M net loss in farm income UNDATED – Spring flooding cost the state nearly 2,150 full- and part-time jobs and a $335 million net loss in farm income due to crop damage, according to a study by the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
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August 26, 2011 |
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Size matters in resistant pigweed control HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. – Size matters when it comes to controlling herbicide-resistant pigweed, said Robert Goodson, Phillips County extension agent with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. At harvest time, pigweed an unwanted ‘crop’ LITTLE ROCK – There’s still time for a second crop of glyphosate-resistant Palmer pigweed to infest Arkansas fields, and farmers should be prepared, said Bob Scott, extension weed scientist for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. Arkansas 4-H’ers bring home wealth of ribbons from regional horse show TUNICA, Miss. – Two Arkansas 4-H’ers each scored a high-point title at the 2011 Southern Regional 4-H Horse Show at Tunica, Miss.
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Highly praised PGA turf won’t make it on Arkansas fairways LITTLE ROCK – The fairway grass so good it even drew raves from sportscasters at the 2011 PGA championship, won’t play through north Arkansas winters, according to researchers with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. UNDATED – Here’s a look at upcoming events from the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
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August 25, 2011 |
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Equine Infectious Anemia reported in Arkansas LITTLE ROCK – A virus fatal to horses has been reported in Johnson County and with the horse show season coming to its climax, horse owners need to protect their mounts, Mark Russell, extension equine specialist for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, said Thursday.
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August 23, 2011 |
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Arkansas turfgrass scientist named society Fellow FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The American Society of Agronomy recently announced that it has named University of Arkansas horticulture professor Michael Richardson a Fellow of the society, which is one of its highest honors. Geneticist and breeder hopes to increase Arkansas wheat yields FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - "Higher yield," is the number one goal of Esten Mason, who recently joined the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture as an assistant professor of wheat breeding and genetics
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UNDATED – Here’s a look at upcoming events from the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
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August 22, 2011 |
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Voracious grasshoppers, armyworms competing with cattle for dwindling food FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Livestock producers and home gardeners seeing bare patches in pastures and leafless stems where their thyme had been share a common foe this summer: grasshoppers and fall armyworms. USDA researcher appointed animal science department head at University of Arkansas FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Michael L. Looper, a research animal scientist at the USDA Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center in Booneville, has been appointed head of the University of Arkansas department of animal science, effective Sept. 1. Pigweed persists as Arkansas farmers seek answers PIGGOTT, Ark. – Strong cotton prices are a carrot for producers who are spending more, but gaining ground, on one of their toughest foes: herbicide-resistant pigweed.
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Communities seek to evict an unruly neighbor: pigweed PIGGOTT, Ark. – In 1993, the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, the City of Texarkana and Miller County residents formed a unified front against a foe that had become a public health nuisance: red imported fire ants. Two meetings outline options for managing cattle in drought HOPE, Ark. – Feed options and tax implications for cattle herd reduction are among the topics to be covered in two drought management meetings set for Sept. 8 in Hope and Sept. 13 in Glenwood. Rain returns, so do mosquitoes FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- With rain returning to some regions of Arkansas, so have mosquito breeding sites, said Kelly Loftin, extension entomologist for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. Pecky rice doesn’t equate to stink bug problem LITTLE ROCK – The presence of pecky rice – kernels with spots – doesn’t necessarily mean there’s a stink bug problem in the field, said Gus Lorenz, extension entomologist for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
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August 19, 2011 |
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Crop residue as emergency forage LITTLE ROCK – Despite sporadic rain, deep-seated drought continues to ravage the state, Arkansas’ livestock producers are considering crop residue as an emergency source of hay, said John Jennings, extension professor-forages for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Desperate times call for desperate measures, but the decision to apply a late nitrogen fertilizer application isn’t a big leap of faith.
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UNDATED – Here’s a look at upcoming events from the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
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August 15, 2011 |
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Low interest rates can help farm balance sheets JONESBORO, Ark. - Low interest rates should help farm balance sheets thanks to their role in higher values of farmland, according to Scott Stiles, extension economist for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. Turkey expands horizons for LeadAR class members LITTLE ROCK - LeadAR’s Class 14 went to Turkey in May and returned with an expanded view of the world and their place in it.
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UNDATED – Here’s a look at upcoming events from the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. Judd Hill Cotton Field Day to showcase research and new technology KEISER, Ark. - The 2011 Cotton Field Day at Judd Hill Thursday, Aug. 25, will feature an array of field research and programs of interest to farmers along with First District Congressman Rick Crawford of Jonesboro as keynote speaker. |
August 12, 2011 |
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Families benefit by discussing basics of money, finances LITTLE ROCK – With back-to-school spending projected at more than $22 billion this year, families can benefit by openly discussing money. Specific strategies for good watering practices LITTLE ROCK – Triple-digit temperatures still threaten the state, but summer is starting to wind down. Watering effectively at this time of year is crucial to keeping plants alive and healthy, said Mark Brown, CEA-water conservation with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. Greene County Youth Earns 4-H Governor’s Award FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A Greene County 4-H member, who was signed up by his 4-H alumnus dad 14 years ago, has earned the organization’s highest honor: the Governor’s Award. |
Turf field day highlights water conservation, drought tolerance, other management practices FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - With temperatures topping 100 degrees before lunch, more than 200 turfgrass professionals who turned out for the 2011 University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Turfgrass Field Day learned what they could do to keep grass alive while conserving water during Arkansas' hot, dry summers. Prices up, producers more optimistic about future of catfish farming Pine Bluff, Ark. – As National Catfish Month begins, many U.S. catfish producers are facing the same challenges they wrestled with in recent years: high feed costs and stiff competition from cheaper, imported fish. And, some restaurant owners are having difficulty getting hold of the long-time Southern staple as more and more U.S. catfish farmers swap their ponds for other pursuits.
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August 10, 2011 |
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Despite rain, heat and drought have wrought damage UNDATED - While Wednesday’s special weather statement from the National Weather Service dangles hope of relief for Arkansas farmers with the possibility of more rain and below-normal temperatures next week, summer drought and heat have done their damage.
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Applications for Stronger Economies Together due Sept. 15 LITTLE ROCK - Sept. 15 is the application deadline for county clusters to be considered for the Stronger Economics Together, or SET, program.
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August 9, 2011 |
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Ark farmers welcome rain, cooler temps, S. Ark still awaiting water NEWPORT, Ark. - Tuesday’s rain and forecast cooler temperatures this week are being welcomed by Arkansas farmers, but southern Arkansas is still waiting for both.
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August 8, 2011 |
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Bollworms running 10 times recommended levels for treatment LITTLE ROCK. - Bollworms are the latest challenge for Arkansas soybean growers, with numbers running 10 times higher than recommended levels of action, according to Gus Lorenz, extension entomologist for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
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Resistance the best management option against bacterial panicle blight in rice STUTTGART, Ark. - Resistance is proving the best defense so far against yield-stealing bacterial panicle blight in rice, according to the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
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August 5, 2011 |
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Livestock, Poultry and Environmental Learning Center earns honor LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Livestock, Poultry and Environmental Learning Center has been honored as the 2011 Outstanding Community of Practice, a recognition that includes a University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture professor. Water usage hits record high in sync with temperatures LITTLE ROCK - Water usage in central Arkansas has hit record highs in sync with the temperatures, Mark Brown, water conservation extension agent with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, said Friday.
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Optimizing rotation to limit red rice resistance STUTTGART, Ark. - Rotating Clearfield rice with Roundup Ready or Liberty Link soybeans can make a significant dent in red rice populations, according to research by the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. Nitrogen test, varieties, diseases, weeds highlight Arkansas Rice Expo tour STUTTGART, Ark. - A major advance in soil testing for nitrogen fertility, a possible future rice variety and research on managing weeds and diseases were presented in a field tour of research projects at the Arkansas Rice Expo Aug. 1 at the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture's Rice Research and Extension Center near here.
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August 4, 2011 |
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Former 4-H Foundation manager Justus remembered for leadership SEARCY, Ark. - Jack G. Justus, a former extension agent and longtime Arkansas Farm Bureau executive who, in retirement, led the Arkansas 4-H Foundation, is being remembered for his devotion to education, agriculture and Arkansas youth.
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1,000-plus attend 2011 Arkansas Rice Expo STUTTGART, Ark. - Even if the heat index hadn’t reached 110 degrees, the 2011 Arkansas Rice Expo still would’ve have been one of the hottest field days of the year, drawing more than 1,000 producers, consultants and their families.
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August 3, 2011 |
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Heat, blister beetles, perilla mint threat to horses SHERWOOD, Ark. - Electrolytes and a lightened work schedule are among the tactics Arkansas’ horse owners and barn managers are using to keep their charges healthy during a deadly heat wave.
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4,000 bottles of cool water for visitors to Arkansas Rice Expo STUTTGART, Ark. - How do you cool down the hottest field day of the year? At Thursday’s Arkansas Rice Expo, the hosts are getting ready with some 4,000 bottles of chilled water, tents to provide shade and areas with air-conditioned space for visitors to this family friendly event.
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August 2, 2011 |
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Arkansas crops play catch up; corn harvest begins in S. Arkansas LITTLE ROCK. - Arkansas corn is speeding toward harvest, nearly all cotton is setting bolls and nearly half the rice crop has seed heads, according to the weekly crop report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service.
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August 1, 2011 |
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Heat makes forage treacherous; farmers working 'early shift' FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Arkansas cattle producers are sweating over water supplies and the deadly heat-triggered treachery of johnsongrass, say extension agents for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
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Senate, House, Joint committees to meet Aug. 4 during Arkansas Rice Expo Annual field day includes: Senate and House committees on Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development; Joint Committee on Energy; Tours of research plots; Garden expert Janet Carson on edible gardens; Chuck Barrett, “Voice of the Razorbacks,” keynote; Plus cooking and lifestyle demonstrations, youth activities, vendor booths, contests with prizes |
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