I wanted to show how important technology is to farming these days, and how it saves time. With the drone I’m able to identify the problem, and also be in two places at once. I can walk the pivot to get it back in line while watching what I’m doing as well.#AgTwitter
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This years rice crop finished getting burned yesterday, and is getting hauled off for sale today. Also, as soon as the beans are cut, the preparation for next years rice crop is starting. The work never stops for Arkansas Rice farmers when the weather cooperates.
I got the chance to celebrate National Rice day with some important people to Arkansas agriculture yesterday! Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture(@Wesley__Ward) and Arkansas Governor(@SarahHuckabee )
@RiceArkansas #RiceReps23 #arricereps23 #AgTwitter #Rice
It’s common practice for Arkansas rice farmers to rotate crops between years in each field. The rotation is done in order to maximize yields for every field.Also, crop rotation helps with weed control and preserves herbicide integrity.The rotation with what crop and how many…
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Technology is 100% the future of rice farming. With the drone following me around the field I’m able to see many things I couldn’t on the ground level. I can see weed patches, high spots rice isn’t getting water at, and many more things. Drones are also being used to…
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As the days of rice harvest wind down, Arkansas rice farmers have a lot going on. In this video there is a broken header being repaired , one combine running, two grain carts running, and two Diamond harrows running. This is all in one field. Time is valuable to rice farmers.
September is National Rice Month. It’s also a stressful month as farmers are trying to get their crop out of the ground as quickly as possible. In order to do so, sometimes you have to dump two at a time to keep it moving. This allows everyone to keep moving.
Rice harvest is upon us here in NEA. Here’s some clips of the @JohnDeere X9 1000 going to work. #arricereps23 #RiceReps23 #AgTwitter #rice @RiceArkansas @cornwarriorstv
Before harvesting rice, most rice farmers pick their Polly pipe up that’s used to irrigate the rice. This is the machine that the task gets done with. The shaft I show in the video has a slit in it that you slide the pipe in. You then slide the shaft all the way to the right to
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