Soybean growers who faced weather-ravaged crops in the 2019 season will hear guidance for production and marketing decisions, during the 2020 Tri-State Soybean Forum, Jan. 3, in Dumas, Ark.

“To say the 2018 and 2019 growing seasons have been challenging for Mid-South soybean growers is an understatement,” said Kevin Norton, Ashley County Extension staff chair for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. “We want to help our growers by offering some help for their decision-making.”

This year’s preliminary agenda includes:

Bob Stark, professor of agricultural economics, at the University of Arkansas a Monticello, said this annual meeting is a means for “Mid-South soybean growers to compare notes and learn from specialists in all three states.

“Winter gives us an opportunity to get a wider perspective on the soybean crop, both looking back to the previous season and hearing advice that could help improve 2020,” he said.

The meeting will be held at the Dumas Community Center, 18 Belmont Street. There is no cost to attend. For information, contact the Ashley County, Ark., Extension office at (870) 853-2080.