The Arkansas State Plant Board has proposed a rule change to dicamba use, which would extend the amount of time farmers could use the pesticide. If passed, the proposed rule would allow for the over-the-top spraying of multiple dicamba formulations,…
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Agriculture Dept. Collects More than 166,000 Pounds of Unwanted Pesticides
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleMore than 166,000 pounds of unwanted or discarded pesticides have been collected during 2019 through an Arkansas Department of Agriculture pesticide collection program. Launched in 2005, the Agricultural Abandoned Pesticide Program is designed to dispose of unwanted pesticide safely. The…
by Curtis Lanning Soybeans are one of the biggest crops in Arkansas, and as farmers and those in agriculture technology look to the future, the name of the game is resource conservation. Right now, Natural State farmers grow soybeans in…