Jarrod Hardke

Rice Extension Agronomist, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. Opinions my own.

[Jarrod Hardke @JHardke]

2025 Rice Management Guide now available for download:
https://t.co/OncTPzAvNS

Printed copies will soon be available at county Extension offices.

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Arkansas Rice Update 8-21-26
https://t.co/1i0VWKmv0C

Harvest progress, harvest loss behind combine, herbicide-resistant weed screening, & markets.

[NWS Memphis @NWSMemphis]

it's hot.

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Arkansas Rice Update 8-14-26
https://t.co/9NMuJTx1UL

Acreage, ratoon rice tips, soybean desiccant drift on rice, and markets.

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Rice performance trials at Pine Tree are going to give use some data on how cultivars handle triple digit heat during flowering.

[NWS Little Rock @NWSLittleRock]

WILDFIRE DANGER/BURN BANS—The burn ban county count across the state has increased to 36. Nearly half of the counties in Arkansas are in an active burn ban. Expect counties to be added daily as the forecast calls for hot and dry conditions to persist! #arwx #firewx

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@BrianbVance Bingo

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Parts of Arkansas now forecast to have 10+ consecutive days of 100 degrees or more. That’s going to be a problem for rice drying down for harvest.

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Arkansas Rice Update 8-7-26
https://t.co/aJBSQtQhPI

Harvest, use of harvest aids, rice stink bug and rice delphacid, & markets.

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Arkansas Rice Update 7-31-26
https://t.co/t69qhjeWgo

Harvest, drain timing, harvest aids for weed control, & markets.

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@AgWriterArk I remember someone delivered a single load on July 31 in 2024 to sneak it in. 2012 was the most notable year for it.

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July harvested rice in Arkansas! Doesn’t happen very often, but seems about right for the oddity that is 2026.

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Arkansas Rice Update 7-17-26
https://t.co/bEb2kXGCtv

Field days, stink bugs, disease, elongated leaves, & markets.

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Arkansas Rice Update 7-10-26
https://t.co/hewc3wXq9b

Progress, rice stink bug mgmt, rice delphacid, new herbicides, supply/demand, & markets.

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Arkansas Rice Update 7-2-26
https://t.co/CoEQoyvK9l

Progress, heading, disease, growth staging, markets, & Acreage report.

[University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture @AginArk]

Not since disco was king has the nation's top grower seen so few rice acres.
@AR_commoditymkt @jhardke offer some insights (about rice, not disco): https://t.co/h0XaqaCwST

@AR_Extension @uarkaeab

[University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture @AginArk]

Today's @USDA Acreage Report revealed a few things about Arkansas' crop landscape.
Check out the analysis from @AR_commoditymkt @Jhardke @Arksoydoc @@AR_Feedgrains:
https://t.co/h0XaqaCwST

[Scott Stiles @AR_commoditymkt]

Time’s Up https://t.co/vggPORXJAI via @Rice Farming

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Arkansas Rice Update 6-26-26
https://t.co/HfyFkoAdX9

Progress, DD50 accumulation, submerged rice, general disease mgmt guidelines, & markets.

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Arkansas Rice Update 6-19-26
https://t.co/zd8cS7lmm6

Progress, fungicide app timing x disease, boot N on hybrid, & markets.

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Arkansas Rice Update 6-12-26
https://t.co/yt8XpDNOs6

Progress, MaxAce rice and Highcard, hydrogen sulfide toxicity, & markets.