December 1, 2007
My View
Europe Struts Its Iron Stuff
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Greg Lamp
Ever been to the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, KY? It's billed as the largest indoor machinery show in the U.S., this year scheduled for... More
Profits
Oil Prices Increase Farm Costs
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Moe Russell
In July we held our ninth annual summer conference for clients of Russell Consulting Group in South Sioux City, NE. Sano Shimoda, president of BioScience... More
Tie Planting And Pricing Decisions Together
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Ed Usset
Late last winter I achieved my 15 minutes of fame with a quote in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. In one of many articles about the impact of ethanol on... More
U.S. Farmers Dominate World Corn Exports
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Richard Brock
As ethanol plants continue to spring up, many wonder what this will do to corn and soybean exports and the U.S. position of exports in the world. A legitimate... More
Departments
SCN Gene Failing
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | Compiled By Greg Lamp
The effectiveness is faltering for the gene that makes soybean varieties resistant to soybean cyst nematode (SCN). The gene is PI88788 and has been a... More
Soybean Rust Confirmed in Ontario
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | Compiled By Greg Lamp
Asian soybean rust was detected and confirmed for the first time on a soybean plant from a field in Ridgetown, Ontario by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture,... More
More High-Protein Soy To Feed The Poor
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | Compiled By Greg Lamp
The USDA is buying 470 metric tons of textured soy protein (TSP) from Cargill in response to requests from three different international organizations... More
USDA Reports Hired Workers Up 3%, Wage Rates Up
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | Compiled By Greg Lamp
There were 1,122,000 hired workers on the nation's farms and ranches during the week of Oct. 7-13, up 3% from a year ago. Of these hired workers, 806,000... More
Jatropha: Brazil's Biodiesel Source?
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By James Thompson
Around here, a Brazilian farmer once told me, you don't buy land you buy the rainfall. For a country with an excellent climate but generally poor soils,... More
New Way Of Business For Extension Service
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | Compiled By Jen Bennett
A new Web site and interactive learning promises a new way of doing business for the U.S. Cooperative Extension Service. Cotton eXtension initiative,... More
2007 Census Of AG Coming
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | Compiled By Jen Bennett
Farmers across the U.S. will soon find the 2007 Census of Agriculture in their mailboxes. Conducted every five years by USDA, the census is a complete... More
Agritourism Conference
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | Compiled By Jen Bennett
A conference for farmers and entrepreneurs interested in agritourism will be held Jan. 17-18 at Paris Landing State Park, Buchanan, TN. 2008 Agritourism:... More
Fertilizer Supplements: What To Ask
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | Compiled By Jen Bennett
When considering a fertilizer supplement, Rick Cartwright, Arkansas Extension plant pathologist, suggests farmers ask the following: What's the actual... More
Products
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM
10-IN. RESIDUE MANAGER Yetter's 10-in. SharkTooth Wheel handles residue similarly to the 13-in. version, but is designed to operate in applications where... More
Who's To Blame?
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Americans don't blame biofuels for higher food prices and reject the increasing criticism. A new survey by the Renewable Fuels Association shows 87% of... More
CHS Buys Brazil Farmland
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM
CHS Inc., America's largest farmer cooperative based in Inver Grove Heights, MN, announces it has teamed with partners in Brazil and Japan to buy 385... More
New NBB Chairman
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Appleton, MN, farmer Ed Hegland is the new chairman of the National Biodiesel Board. He's served as a board member with the association since 2004 and... More
Articles
The Quest For Exports
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Larry Stalcup
From the Texas Panhandle to the Panama Canal and seaports in China, Japan and many more countries, Dale Artho is determined to open more foreign doors... More
Bean Counter Extraordinaire
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Greg Lamp
Make no mistake, Kip Cullers is out to hit the highest yield possible on soybeans at whatever the cost. We are not worried about making money on our contest... More
Double The Drops Per Crop
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Susan Winsor
Sweet sorghum is an ethanol powerhouse. And, it can conservatively net $613/acre even at $1.55/gal. ethanol, independent agronomists are discovering.... More
Our Fellowship
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Larry Stalcup
It's been a farmer tradition ever since the first barn needed raising or the first cardiac arrest left a family and crop with no one to harvest it. Neighbors... More
MarketMaxx 2007 Rides The Roller Coaster
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Larry Stalcup
Proof that volatility has ruled grain markets is found throughout the past year's MarketMaxx newsletters from The Corn And Soybean Digest. The newsletter... More
Bigger Triggers
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Larry Stalcup
Traditional seasonal marketing trends have long been trusted guides for writing an effective marketing plan. But in this age of high volatility caused... More
2008 MarketMaxx Rules
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Penton Business Media, Inc., d/b/a The Corn And Soybean Digest (collectively, ), are offering the MarketMaxx Grain Marketing online contest (). No purchase... More
King Of The Grill
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Larry Stalcup
From brisket to ribs to sourdough biscuits,Bill Weems cooks with the best of 'em. The Amarillo, TX, farmer and rancher has a hobby and part-time profession... More
Size Doesn't Matter In Marketing Plans
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Larry Stalcup
A corn or soybean marketing plan can be plowed onto one page for most growers just as long as they know how to escape a Melvin Brees, University of Missouri... More
MarketMaxx 2008 Sign Up Now!
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Larry Stalcup
MarketMaxx 2008 sign up is underway. It's your chance to improve your corn and soybean marketing at a time when markets are more volatile than ever. And... More
Collect Cobs
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By David Howe
Imagine leaving $30/acre or more in the field when you harvest corn. That's about how much the cobs are worth when harvested as a second crop in the same... More
Mastering Continuous Corn
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Karen Bernick
John Agee is hard pressed when asked his secrets of continuous corn production. What you do is really no different (than a corn-soybean rotation),you... More
Small Changes Net Big Returns
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Doreen Muzzi
It's common knowledge that no-till, glyphosate-resistant soybeans have allowed growers to plant earlier and farm more economically. But can such a system... More
Belated Bean Bargaining
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Larry Stalcup
Turning down $10/bu. beans that's the definition of And it's an attitude Trent Funk and others had as harvest reached the halfway mark during fall 2007,... More
New Tractor With Onboard Generator
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Although not available in the U.S. yet John Deere has just introduced an electrical power network to two new tractors in its German market: the 7430 E... More
Plan For Refuge Acres Now
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM
As you make plans for seed purchases and planting, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) reminds biotech corn growers that the development of an... More
Pilot Project Guarantees Yields
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Edward Clark
Ohio corn grower Burley Hall dropped his nitrogen (N) application rate after taking part in a pilot project that convinced him he was over-applying the... More
Be Prudent about improvements
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Liz Morrison
Does the cropland you rent need tiling, limestone, conservation structures or other long-term improvements? If you're thinking about making improvements... More
Ethanol Insights For The Future
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Ethanol may not be growing by leaps and bounds as it has in the past, but demand is still growing, says Mark Schmidt, AgStar Financial Services, Mankato,... More
Is Soy Still The Next Miracle Food?
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Susan Winsor
The clamor over soybeans being a superfood has faded. The validity of initial claims over soy isoflavones' promise has not waned. But the hurdle of taking... More
The Mysteries Of Yellow Soybeans
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Liz Morrison
Those mysterious green wheel tracks. Kevin Capistran has seen them often in northwestern Minnesota soybean fields: healthy green plants that follow equipment... More
How To Get The Most For Your N Dollar
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Dave Howe
The ratio between corn price and nitrogen price has a lotto do with your most economical nitrogen (N) rate on corn. With the volatility in those prices,... More
Grain Hang-outs
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Larry Stalcup
As corn and soybean prices continue their flight upward, a Missouri grower has landed an old aircraft hanger that's helped him clip the wings of forced... More
HTAs: The Good And The Bad
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Larry Stalcup
Christian Karg knows that marketing corn and soybeans is always an education. And he has learned how to use sometimes complex hedge-to-arrive (HTA) contracts... More
