Indiana Attracts World's Largest Biodiesel Plant 

Indiana's pace of rapid growth in bioenergy and energy self-sufficiency took another step forward March 8 as Governor Mitch Daniels announced that Louis Dreyfus Agriculture Industries LLC plans to build the world's largest biodiesel plant near Claypool, Indiana....

Trading Spacings? Fungicide Unaffected By Row Widths 

Source: Purdue University

Soybean production is a game of inches every crop season....

Communication Is First Step In Avoiding Farm Injuries 

Source: Purdue University

Spring planting season is fast approaching, and that means more chances for farm-related injuries as farmers enter their fields....

Coming Sooner: Early Soybean Planting Growing Trend 

Source: Purdue University

A survey of Indiana soybean producers by Purdue University found that growers are planting much earlier than they did a decade ago....

Conservation Reserve Program Sign-up March 27-April 14 

Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns reminds agricultural producers and landowners that a Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up will begin on Monday, March 27 and continue through April 14, 2006....

Nitrogen Concerns No Reason To Run For Cover Crops 

Source: Purdue University

Incorporating cover crops into a production rotation may have conservational benefits, but their short- and long-term agronomic value is still being evaluated....

SCN-Resistant Soybeans Can Offer False Sense Of Security 

Source: University of Missouri

Soybean producers who have unexplained yield losses shouldn't dismiss soybean cyst nematode (SCN) as the possible culprit...

FAPRI 2006 Agricultural Outlook 

Despite continued high energy prices, the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) expects world economic growth to remain strong in the coming decade...

ASA Voting Delegates Set Policy Direction For 2006-2007 

Soybean producers gathered in Anaheim, CA, to review and revise the policy direction of the American Soybean Association (ASA)....

Purdue Field Guide An Agronomic Best-seller – Again 

Source: Purdue University

A popular Purdue University agronomic reference book is flying off the shelves this winter....

Harkin Pushes To Close Biodiesel Tax Loophole And Boost Domestic Energy Security 

Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) announced legislation that would ensure the biodiesel tax credit is carried out as Congress intended. ...

Johanns Announces Nitrogen Fertilizer Tool As Part Of Energy Strategy 

Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has announced the release of USDA's Energy Estimator for Nitrogen, a web-based awareness tool that farmers and ranchers can use to identify potential nitrogen (N) cost savings associated with major crops and commercial N fertilizer applications....

U of I’s Smart Tractor Will Detect Worn Parts, Dangerous Slopes 

Source: University of Illinois

For several years, if you had taken a look at the South Farms at the University of Illinois, you might have seen a tractor driving itself....

DuPont Canopy Herbicide Registered For Pre-emergence Use In Soybeans 

The Environmental Protection Agency has approved the registration of DuPont Canopy herbicide for pre-emergence use in soybeans....

Adopting New Bt Corn Is Age-Old Decision For Farmers 

Source: Purdue University

You can't teach old farmers new tricks for controlling corn rootworms....