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February 2012

 

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February 6, 2012

Corn, soybeans, sorghum may muscle into Ark cotton, rice acres

JONESBORO, Ark. – Despite small price gains last week, cotton may still lose acres to corn and grain sorghum this growing season, said Scott Stiles, extension economist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.




 

 

February 3, 2012

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A vegetable springs up in Mulberry: edamame

MULBERRY, Ark. – By 2013, there might be more acres of edamame, or vegetable soybeans, in Arkansas than people in Mulberry. The popular vegetable will be grown on approximately 900 acres in 2012, with plans to double that number next year — more acres than the town’s population of 1,655.

Upcoming Arkansas events

UNDATED – Here’s a look at upcoming events from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.




UA poultry specialist Barton among 2012 class of Ag Hall of Fame inductees

LITTLE ROCK – Lionel Barton, longtime poultry specialist and professor emeritus with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is among this year’s inductees to the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame.

Ideal Winter Pruning Time is February and Early March

PINE BLUFF, Ark. –February and early March before bud break is the ideal time for the winter pruning of fruit trees, shrubs and vines, says Dr. Obadiah Njue, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Cooperative Extension Program horticulture specialist.

 

February 1, 2012

Picking up the pieces after seven tornadoes

LITTLE ROCK – Two weeks after a line of storms produced seven tornadoes that roared across state causing damage in seven counties, Arkansans are walking through in the long, slow recovery phase.




 

 

 

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