About this episode

The episode discusses the current status of rice and soybean planting amid drought conditions and explores weed control strategies.

In this episode, hosts Bob Scott and Jason Norsworthy are joined by Extension Soybean Agronomist Jeremy Ross and Extension Rice Agronomist Jared Harkey for a crop update recorded April 22, 2026. Amid ongoing drought conditions, the group covers planting progress, the importance of flushing fields to activate residual herbicides, and weed control options for barnyard grass, nutsedge, and pigweed in both rice and soybeans.

People in this episode

Hosts: Bob Scott, Jason Norsworthy

Guests: Jeremy Ross, Jared Harkey

Topics covered

• rice planting
• soybean planting
• weed control
• drought challenges
• crop update

Keywords

• rice
• soybean
• planting update
• weed control
• drought
• barnyard grass
• nutsedge
• pigweed

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture

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