Arkansas Row Crops Update

Arkansas Rice Update 8-15-25

Friday's Arkansas Rice Update covers harvest, harvest aids, certified acres and markets.

Entomology Update 8-15-25: Rice Stink Bugs, Bollworms in Cotton, Stink Bugs in Soybeans

In last week's Ento Update, extension entomologists Ben Thrash and Nick Bateman discuss when you can walk away from rice stink bugs, what to do about bollworms in three gene cotton, redbanded stink bugs and more.

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Harvest Aid Products and Timing in Soybean

Extension Soybean Agronomist Jeremy Ross and Extension Weed Scientist Tom Barber have been getting more calls about timing for harvest aids in soybeans. In the article below they cover when to apply harvest aids, product recommendations, and important reminders.

Harvest Aids in Rice

Extension Rice Agronomist Jarrod Hardke included his most recent blog post on harvest aids in the above mentioned Rice Update. However, for those that would like to download a clean version of that, a PDF of that blog post is available below. This covers information on grain moisture, recommended rates of sodium chlorate, when to harvest and more.

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Rice Research and Extension Field Day brings ag professionals face to face with the reality of 2025

"As the saying goes: If you don't have anything nice to say, come stand by me," said extension rice agronomist Jarrod Hardke, kicking off his crop report at the annual Rice Research and Extension Center field day. Read more from the field day below.

Verification Updates

Rice Verification fields in Desha and Jefferson Counties are close to harvest while Woodruff County is in the 50% heading stage.

RRVP Update