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Wet Spring, Corn Residue Affect Spring Nutrient Management
Feb 8, 2010, Source: University of Minnesota Extension
The agriculturally troubled fall of 2009 may be over, but here comes the sequel: a potentially wet spring. Due to the late corn harvest, many fields have yet to be tilled, and they have large amounts of residue remaining on the surface...
Reader Replies To Cap & Trade Question
Feb 8, 2010, By John Pocock
In a Nov. 11 issue of the Corn E-Digest, I asked readers to respond to recent legislation being debated in Washington on climate change and cap-and-trade issues...
Market Incentives To Boost 2010 Corn Acreage
Feb 8, 2010, By John Pocock, Corn & Soybean Digest
U.S. farmers will likely see price incentives ahead that will reward planting more corn acres at the expense of soybeans in 2010, says Chad Hart, Iowa State University ag economist...
High-Protein DDGs Provide Options for Producers
Feb 5, 2010, Source: University of Illinois
As swine producers continue to find ways to survive in today's economic situation, researchers at the University of Illinois (U of I) are exploring alternative feedstuffs in growing pig diets to provide producers with more options...
Corn Growers Think About Vomitoxin When Choosing Hybrids for 2010 Season
Feb 5, 2010, Source: Ohio State University Extension
As Ohio corn growers struggle with moldy grain in storage and costly vomitoxin problems, they are faced with the challenges of selecting hybrids for the 2010 growing season they hope will help them avoid a repeat of poor grain quality...
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ASA Applauds EPA RFS2 Final Rule Favorable to BiodieselFeb 4, 2010 The American Soybean Association (ASA) today applauds release of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Final Rule for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (RFS2) that provides a positive outcome for biodiesel and soy biodiesel... |
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RFS Rules "Workable" - ILUC Inclusion Still ProblematicFeb 4, 2010, Source: Renewable Fuels Association Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated the final rule for implementation of the expanded Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). Among other provisions, the RFS will set mandatory blend levels for renewable fuels while implementing a framework for carbon emissions calculations that will be the basis for future carbon reductions from fuel... |
HSUS Tries a New Tactic to Control Ohio Livestock Farmers
Feb 4, 2010
We knew the counter attack would come, and today the bugle sounded. So says Tricia Braid Terry of the Illinois Corn Growers Association. The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) filed a petition in Ohio to bring a ballot initiative to the voters of that state that would dictate livestock care standards...
Helping Keep Grower Profits in Grower Pockets
Feb 4, 2010, Source: National Corn Growers Association
While most farmers are preparing for the planting season, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) knows there is growing concern over major tax policy changes that may be coming our way. The volatility of income and production costs that growers have seen the last few years makes the tax code even more important for farm profitability...
Obama Budget Proposes Slashing Ag Programs
Feb 3, 2010
President Barack Obama released his proposed 2011 budget this week and immediately caught the ire of several farm groups, including the American Soybean Association (ASA). Specifically, the President’s new budget includes proposed reductions in federal support for crop insurance, cuts in maximum amounts of direct farm payments allowed to producers and a reduction in growth of conservation programs...
ASA Supports Resolution to Prevent EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gases
Feb 3, 2010, Source: American Soybean Association
The American Soybean Association (ASA), along with 137 other agricultural organizations including 12 state soybean affiliates, sent a letter to Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) supporting her introduction of a resolution of disapproval regarding the decision of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to move forward on regulating carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHG) under the Clean Air Act ...
Soy Potentially Healthy For Cancer Survivors
Feb 3, 2010, Source: United Soybean Board
As research continues to demonstrate the human health value of eating soyfoods, a recently published study shows that soyfoods are not only safe, but also beneficial for breast cancer survivors...
Expect A Massive South America Soybean Crop
Feb 3, 2010, By John Pocock, Corn & Soybean Digest
U.S. soybean growers have benefitted recently from grower misfortunes in South America to increase their export market share, but that may come to an end soon, says Chad Hart, Iowa State University agricultural economist...
New Life Cycle Profile Shows U.S. Soy Delivers Environmental & Energy Benefits
Feb 2, 2010, Source: United Soybean Board
The United Soybean Board (USB) released a new peer-reviewed life cycle profile today that documents multiple energy and environmental benefits of U.S. soybean farming and processing. It confirms why manufacturers are increasingly using U.S. soy in green chemistry for a wide array of biobased products...
China takes care of China
Feb 1, 2010, By Daryll Ray, Agricultural Policy Analysis Center, University of Tennessee
It would not be a stretch to assert that Chinese imports have driven the recent growth in soybean production and exports by the U.S., Brazil and Argentina. Between 1995 and 2009, Chinese imports of soybeans grew by 1.459 billion bushels (from 0.029 to 1.488 billion) while the rest of the nations of world increased their imports by 0.183 billion bushels (from 1.168 to 1.351 billion)...
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