The beans are late, but the cows are fat. It’s a tradeoff tried for the first time at River Valley Farms in Mayflower. Austin Thrash explains and shares his soybean, rice and corn harvest reports from near the north bank of the Arkansas River.
With Hurricane Francine threatening heavy downpours across the delta, farmers like Dalton Dilldine are working overtime to get crops out of the field and into storage or elevators. The weather issues are compounded by the Mississippi River levels slowly creeping down. Watch to learn why you may have seen lights moving across fields late into the night this week.
An abundant harvest doesn’t keep the Norwood family from considering its rural Northeast Arkansas farm’s future. See this year’s crop and hear how innovation bolsters yield and lessens labor in diminutive Delaplaine.
#Harvest24 has started for farmers across the state. We caught up with Jill Edwards of Faulkner County as she is starting her corn harvest for the year. Jill shares how her crop has progressed and her outlook for the coming harvest.
Peebles Organic Farms in Augusta has partnered with Anson Mills to grow small acres of several heirloom crops. They have done one complete season of heirloom Carolina Gold Rice and are currently finishing up a season of growing an heirloom Turkey Wheat brought to America by the Amish 400 years ago.
Three frosts? No problem. Miles Farms in McGehee planted soybeans Feb. 24 and anticipates an abundant harvest in July. It’s year 3 of a decade-long experiment in Southeast Arkansas. See the crop and hear the study’s mixed results, including 2024’s pleasant surprise.
Wet weather has impacted farmers across Arkansas. In Monroe County, Jon Carroll turned to a new tool to help get his fields treated to keep the crop thriving and healthy.
Cotton farmers are predicting record yields this fall in some parts of Arkansas. Fewer acres were planted in the state than a year ago, but the pickings are producing double that of West Texas crops.
Arkansas corn growers are grinning. They planted a state record 890,000 acres and projections are at 180 bushels per acre (up from 173 last year). Planting more and harvesting higher yields makes a farmer happy.
