PIGWEED Pigweed growing on the turnrow. Taken July 18, 2019. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by Mary Hightower)
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. There are some things that, even when you know it’s coming, no one’s happy when it gets here.
On Monday, Tom Barber, extension weed scientist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, announced that he and several fellow researchers had confirmed a strain of glufosinate-resistant Palmer amaranth commonly known as pigweed in Mississippi County.
Glufosinate, an herbicide marketed under the name Liberty, is one of the few remaining chemistries that are effective in controlling pigweed in soybeans and other crops.
LAW OF THE LAND Attorney Grant Ballard, seen here addressing the Arkansas State Plant Board in 2017, will discuss federal crop insurance in a National Agricultural Law Center webinar on Feb. 17. He will update webinar attendees on the latest legal developments and discuss important case law, regulatory changes and issues producers should consider for the 2021 season. (Division of Agriculture photo.)
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. After a season of volatile markets, unforgiving weather patterns and a global pandemic, federal crop insurance will play a key role in keeping many agricultural producers afloat in 2021.
Although many producers may rely on this safety net, federal crop insurance can be a difficult topic to navigate for producers, lenders and attorneys.
Rick Cartwright. (Arkansas Farm Bureau)
A native of Arkansas, Rick Cartwright joined the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture in 1992 after earning his Ph.D in plant pathology from University of California Davis. He earned international recognition as a rice pathologist and served as interim head of the plant pathology department, and then the associate director of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the university.
He was named interim director of extension in 2016 and senior associate vice president for agriculture-extension for the UA Division of Agriculture in 2017. He retired June 30, 2020.
He has earned a number of awards including most recently the John White Outstanding Extension State Education Award in 2000 and received the National Distinguished Rice Research and Education Award in 2004 from the Rice Technical Working Group.