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Managing Corn Diseases
In this video, Terry Spurlock has some information to share about corn disease identification and management.
Response to Fungal Pathogens
In this video, Terry Spurlock discusses the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s disease screening program for commercially available soybean varieties in Arkansas.
Insect Defoliation Thresholds
Ben Thrash shows how to avoid overestimating defoliation in a soybean field, and what to consider before making an application.
Southern Root-knot Nematode Resistance
Travis Faske share information in this video about the importance of resistance to the southern root-knot nematode in soybean.
Insect Pest Management
Thrips and tarnished plant bug are the biggest insect pests in cotton in Arkansas and the Midsouth. In this video, the extension entomology team of Gus Lorenz, Ben Thrash and Nick Bateman discuss sampling methods and control of thrips and tarnished plant bug, which is the number one insect pest of cotton.
Season Overview and Variety Update
In this video, Bill Robertson provides an update on the 2020 cotton season and discusses the Division of Agriculture’s on-farm variety testing program and its role in complementing the division’s cotton variety testing program conducted by cotton breeder and researcher Fred Bourland.
Hybrid Rice Breeding
Hybrid rice varieties have become very popular among southern rice growers, in large part because of their reliably high yields. In this video, Ehsan Shakiba will give an update on hybrid rice breeding efforts at the Rice Research and Extension Center and the potential for the Division of Agriculture’s first hybrid rice release.
Crop Rotation Study
In this video, Jason Kelley discusses the results of an ongoing crop rotation study at the Lon Mann Cotton Research Station near Marianna.
