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The Bean Brief
January 2020
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FIELD TO FILM FEATURED RESEARCH: DR. JEREMY ROSS
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Science can help you increase next year's yield. Seed treatments and seed rates can play an integral role in the success of your crop.
Dr. Jeremy Ross,
extension agronomist for soybeans at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
talks seed treatments and seed rates for a successful planting year in this
Featured Research
series video.
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"Anything
less than 75,000
seeds per acre, the insecticide fungicide was beneficial," Ross said. "If you're looking at some of these lower seeding rates,
100,000 or less, you definitely need to have a seed treatment
on there to ensure that you're gonna have good stands. Anything over and above that, we still recommend a seeding treatment, but you're probably not gonna see the
yield benefit like we have with those lower seeding rates."
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Dr. Jeremy Ross
is an
extension agronomist for soybeans at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. He has spent the past several years testing seed for optimal planting time and yield.
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With this particular project we wanted to look at where that
break-even point would be,"
Ross said.
"If I didn't put on a seed treatment, how much extra seed would I need to plant to compensate for what I was losing?"
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CAREER PROFILES: COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST, LINDSEY HOLTZCLAW
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Communications Specialist
Farm Credit of Western Arkansas
Russellville, Ark.
"There's a serious need for students to get involved in ag," Holtzclaw said. "Students don't always think that what they're interested in can tie back to agriculture, but they truly can."
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Lindsey Holtzclaw
joined FFA when she was in 9th grade. She said the cool blue jackets are what initially caught her attention but fell in love with it as she started showing livestock. Her love for animals had her convinced of having a future in veterinary medicine one day. That changed as she got older, but her love for FFA did not. It was only the beginning of her future in ag.
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EVENTS | TRI-STATE SOYBEAN FORUM & ASA MEETING
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TRI-STATE SOYBEAN FORUM | DUMAS, Ark.
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ASPB helped bring the 64th Annual Tri-State Soybean Forum to Arkansas this year as a presenting sponsor of the event. Over 150 farmers from Arkansas,
Mississippi
and
Louisiana
gathered in Dumas to discuss board activities, pest management, foliar disease control, variety selection and marketing opportunities for 2020. ASPB Secretary
John Freeman
presented the board report. ASPB Chairman
Rusty Smith
, board member and producer
Joe Thrash
and Board Administrator
Mark Lambert
were in attendance
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ARKANSAS SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION MEETING | STUTTGART, Ark.
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ASPB Chairman Rusty Smith presents the board report to ASA members.
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Producers gathered this month in Stuttgart for the annual ASA Meeting. We enjoyed the opportunity to share our recent activity with ASA members and celebrate the
Grow for the Green
contest winners, which ASPB is proud to sponsor. We also recognized two retiring board members
Glynn Guenther
of Sherrill
and
Gary Sitzer
of Weiner.
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“The growers who participated in this year’s [Grow for the Green] contest should all be commended for their efforts,” said
Rusty Smith
, ASPB chairman and soybean producer from Des Arc. “Being engaged in the industry this way and sharing their talents with other farmers helps us learn and refine the production methods and management practices used in our state.”
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Chairman Rusty Smith presents the board report to ASA members.
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Retiring Board Member Glynn Guenther of Sherrill receives a plaque
of appreciation for his service to the board from ASPB Chairman Rusty Smith.
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ASPB Chairman Rusty Smith presents Craighead County producer
Casey Hook his prize in the Grow for the Green contest as the Area 1 winner.
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Retiring Board Member Gary Sitzer of Weiner receives a plaque of appreciation for his service to the board from ASPB Chairman Rusty Smith.
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PRODUCER HIGHLIGHT | BRAZIL FARMLAND TOUR WITH MARTIN FARMS
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Growers Dennis Martin and his daughter Jenna recently traveled to Brazil to attend the Brazil Farmland Tour.
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"The large scale of the farming operations and the amount of farm storage for their grain is pretty mind blowing,"
said Hickory Ridge soybean producer Dennis Martin
.
"I'm used to hearing about rough infrastructure from field to port, and while this is true, they are still making it okay with the amount of self storage they have on the farm."
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One of their favorite parts of the trip was visiting Mato Grosso, "
since it’s the hub of soybean production (around 25 million acres)," Jenna said.
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"Mato Grosso manages and scales some of the biggest operations - one being 1.2 million acres. It's a complete change from what I see back home,"
Jenna said
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"Combines harvest beans and, right behind the combine, follows a planter planting cotton. Their season is extra busy, being harvest and planting."
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"In towns like
Sorriso, in Mato Grosso,
the whole area revolves around ag. From billboards, to ag companies," said Jenna. "
Cargill, Bunge, ADM, New Holland, John Deere, Jacto
,
and many other ag stores and agribusinesses are prevalent there. It's clear how much the entire state depends on and respects agriculture."
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SOY AT HOME | WHITE CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA COOKIE DOUGH CHEESECAKE
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CRUST
- 2 1/2 cups ground graham crackers
- 1 1/4 stick of butter (salt optional)
- 1 tbsp. vanilla
- 1/4 cup sugar
CHEESECAKE BATTER
- 1 ½ lbs. cream cheese
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tbsp. vanilla
- 1 lbs. white chocolate macadamia cookie dough (homemade or store-bought)
TOPPING
- 3/4 pounds of cream cheese
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 stick of butter (salt optional)
- 1 tbsp. vanilla
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FEBRUARY 4, 2020
- AR Farm Bureau Winter Commodity Meeting |
Little Rock
FEBRUARY 11-12, 2020
- USB February Meeting |
Las Vegas
FEBRUARY 12, 2020 -
2020
ASU Agribusiness Conference |
Jonesboro
FEBRUARY 25, 2020
- USSEC Board Meeting |
San Antonio
FEBRUARY 27-29, 2020
- Commodity Classic |
San Antonio
FEBRUARY 28-29, 2020
- Mid South Farm & Gin |
Memphis
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STAY IN THE LOOP!
Text ARSOY to 313131 today to receive occasional texts. We will keep you up to speed on all things soybean!
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We would love to see what you're doing to keep the
soybean
industry booming in
Arkansas.
Traveling? Harvesting? Learning? Visiting? We want to see it all, on or off the farm! If you use social media, post your pictures with the hashtag
#ARenjoysSOY
and tag us!
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