Miller County Agriculture - University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension

09/02/2026

The heat and lack of rain continues to speed harvest of rice, corn and soybeans, but farmers are feeling the cost of rising diesel as they run those combines. Read more at https://bit.ly/early-sept-crop-progress-26

09/02/2026

Youngsters have worked on family farms for generations, but federal labor law is very specific about when and in what jobs minors under 16 can work. Audry Thompson, staff attorney at the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law laid out the law during a webinar hosted by the National Agricultural Law Center. https://bit.ly/Child-Labor-Laws-26

09/01/2026

Recent weeks have been tough for cattle producers looking to sell their calves. Last week brought a sharp drop in feeder cattle auction prices, fed cattle cash prices, and cattle futures prices. This continues a trend of lower prices over the past few months as margins have tightened for cattle producers.

Recent weeks have been tough for cattle producers looking to sell their calves. Last week brought a sharp drop in feeder cattle auction prices, fed cattle cash prices, and cattle futures prices. This continues a trend of lower prices over the past few months as margins have tightened for cattle prod...

09/01/2026

📣Join us for our first Beyond the Bite Cattle Health Field Day 📣

📅September 17, 2026 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

📍Arkansas Agricultural Research Station, Savoy Research Complex, Fayetteville, AR

❗Free Field Day with Lunch provided

Come out to the Savoy Research Complex for in-depth discussion and demonstrations from our Tick Team on several topics, including:

🔷️Latest research surrounding the Asian Longhorned tick and Theileriosis in beef cattle

🔷️How to check your herd for ticks and sample blood for on-going surveillance research

🔷️Dragging your pastures and modifying the tick habitat

🔷️Insecticide application on cattle and integrated pest management strategies

Register today! Scan the QR code or click the link below!

"Beyond the Bite" Cattle Health Series Field Day - September 17 – Fill out form

Have questions? Reach out to Dr. Kelly Loftin ([email protected]) or Dr. Kirsten Midkiff ([email protected])

08/28/2026

SAVE THE DATE

The Four States Ag Expo will be January 28th, 2027 at the Four States Fair & Rodeo! Mark your calendars!

08/28/2026

Historically small herds, record market prices and the return of the New World Screwworm within U.S. borders have already made 2026 a volatile year for U.S. cattle producers.
Read more at https://bit.ly/Ark-beef-tariff-exemptions

08/25/2026

Portions of Arkansas received much-needed rains over the weekend, with some key pockets enjoying rainfall that replaced a final round of irrigation for soybean fields. https://bit.ly/Ark-summer-rain-relief

08/25/2026

Soybeans have now joined the harvest club and Jeremy Ross expects it to be a brisk harvest. Here's the story: https://bit.ly/Fast-beans-26

08/25/2026

Do you have grass stickers in your yard?

Tired of sandburs (aka grass stickers) taking over your yard?

These prickly seed pods can hide in soil for years before sprouting, making them tough to get rid of for good. The good news? An AgriLife Extension turfgrass specialist has a few smart tips to help you take back your yard: tx.ag/NoMoreSandburs

Texas A&M University Department of Soil and Crop Sciences

08/25/2026

A three-wheeled jogging stroller might seem out of place in precision agriculture research, but it proved to be the perfect platform for turfgrass scientists looking to reduce herbicide use on golf courses, athletic fields and sod farms.

Using the same automated spot-spraying concept deployed on tractors in row crops, researchers developed a simplified push-cart system for turfgrass applications.

In field trials, the system reduced herbicide volume by as much as 62 percent compared with conventional broadcast applications while maintaining at least 90 percent w**d detection in three of four trials. The system also required less time to operate than hand-spot spraying w**ds with a backpack sprayer.

Read more about the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station project at https://bit.ly/Turfgrass-Weed-Smart-Cart