News - April 2025

Updated forage herbicide quick reference guide now available for download

LITTLE ROCK — The handy Forage Herbicide Quick Reference Guide from the Cooperative Extension Service has been updated and is available for download.

Forecast with massive rain may mean planting do-overs for Arkansas farmers

LITTLE ROCK — As forecasts call for up to 10 inches of rain through Sunday, the immediate future for Arkansas farmers will probably involve clearing ditches, with a good likelihood next week will be taken up with replanting and reworking fields, extension specialists said.

SIDEBAR: Two words driving cattle production amid forecast for massive rain: higher ground

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas’ cattle producers have two words in mind: higher ground.

Arkansas Ag Secretary Ward to present Mid-South conference keynote

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture and president of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, or NASDA, will deliver the keynote address for the 12^th Annual Mid-South Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference.

Arkansas corn regains acreage, medium-grain rice acres pull ahead for 2025

LITTLE ROCK — While farmers across the United States signaled their intent to plant about 5 percent more corn acreage this year than in 2024, Arkansas growers appear to be investing in the grain with considerably more confidence.