Jarrod Hardke discusses timing and management considerations for use of sodium chlorate (salt) as a harvest aid in rice. For more information about the 2021 Arkansas Rice & Soybean Online Field Day, visit https://aaes.uada.edu/ricesoybean21

Weeds AR Wild Series, S.1 Ep.25  On this episode, Dr. Tom Barber and Dr. Bill Robertson discuss cotton harvest aid timing, product selection, and how environmental conditions and crop maturity can change the mixture of harvest aids applied. In addition, Dr. Robertson also discusses keys to protect cotton fiber quality through the defoliation and harvest process.

Dr. Aaron Hager, Extension Weed Specialist with the University of Illinois, joins Dr. Norsworthy to discuss the need for metribuzin in soybean. The effectiveness of metribuzin on Palmer amaranth and waterhemp populations with an array of resistance to herbicides is highlighted along with the need to mix metribuzin with additional chemistries (modes-of-action). Metribuzin rates are discussed based on soil texture and pH. Soybean variety selection for tolerance to metribuzin should be based on information provided by companies or results from the Arkansas Official Variety Test.

Weeds AR Wild Series, S1 Ep23. On this episode, Dr. Tom Barber and Dr. Jeremy Ross discuss soybean harvest aid timing and product selection.

Weeds AR Wild Series, S1 Ep22. Dr. Prashant Jha, Research and Extension Professor of Weed Science with Iowa State University, joins Dr. Norsworthy to discuss some strategies for managing weed seed at soybean harvest.  Specific strategies that have been evaluated or are currently being tested include narrow-windrow burning, chaff lining, and use of a seed mills.  The effectiveness of these approaches are discussed.  Dr. Jha also talks about the use of the Weed Zapper to devitalize waterhemp seed late in the year.

Weeds AR Wild Series, S1 Ep21 Part 2. Dr. Rodrigo Werle, Extension Weed Scientist with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, joins the Weeds AR Wild podcast series this week with host Dr. Tommy Butts to discuss weeds and control strategies across our two respective states. Listen in to learn about weed control strategies from different parts of the U.S. and how although weeds may change, the battle against them wages on.

Weeds AR Wild Series, S1 Ep21 Part 1. Dr. Rodrigo Werle, Extension Weed Scientist with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, joins the Weeds AR Wild podcast series this week with host Dr. Tommy Butts to discuss weeds and control strategies across our two respective states. Listen in to learn about weed control strategies from different parts of the U.S. and how although weeds may change, the battle against them wages on.

Dr. Jarrod Hardke discusses considerations and timings of fungicides for kernel smut, false smut, sheath blight, and blast.

Weeds AR Wild Series, S.1 Ep. 20.  On this episode, Dr. Tom Barber provides an update on dicamba off-target movement and discusses promising experiences with the Redekop Seed Destructor, Rogue herbicide in rice and Brake herbicide in peanut.

Extension entomologists Ben Thrash, Gus Lorenz, and Nick Bateman discuss plant bugs, spider mites, armyworms, rice water weevils, sorghum midge, and sugarcane aphids.