Planted acreage for all major Arkansas crops falls from March forecast

KUAR | By Ryan McGeeney / U of A System Division of Agriculture

Planted acreage for all major commodity crops fell from growers’ stated planting intentions in March, according to a report issued Thursday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Scott Stiles, extension economist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, said the across-the-board drop came as a surprise.

“When you tally up the March-to-June difference for all crops — soybeans, rice, corn, cotton and peanuts — June acres are 155,000 less than March intentions,” Stiles said. “You'd think with the wet April conditions that soybeans would have been the beneficiary and come in higher than the March estimate.

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Arkansas farmer David Wildy inspects a field of soybeans that were damaged by dicamba in 2017.

Shane Gadberry appointed director of Livestock and Forestry Research Center near Batesville

by George Jared (gjared@talkbusiness.net)

After 25 years as an extension livestock specialist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, Dr. Shane Gadberry has been appointed resident director of the Livestock and Forestry and Research Station near Batesville. It will allow him to continue to do research about beef production in the Natural State.

The Livestock and Forestry Research Station is one of six research stations operated by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, the research arm of the Division of Agriculture. The division also operates five research and extension centers, numerous other research sites and extension offices in all 75 Arkansas counties.

Gadberry succeeds Don Hubbell, who retired as director of the Batesville station in early 2022.

https://talkbusiness.net/2022/01/shane-gadberry-appointed-director-of-livestock-and-forestry-research-center-near-batesville/