SOYBEAN DEMAND GROWS IN CHINA FOR AQUACULTURE  

Iowa Soybean Association

Farmers in Iowa have long been utilizing soybean meal for their livestock. And now farmers in China are using soybean meal at an ever-increasing rate for their own livestock – fish. ...

ISU CORN POLLEN DRIFT RESEARCH SHOWS IMPORTANCE OF BUFFER STRIPS 

Iowa State University

Final data from an Iowa State University research project looking at corn pollen drift supports the notion that an effective way to decrease unintended pollination is to use buffer strips of corn....

Soybean Rust Won't Cause Major Problems This Year Experts Say 

Iowa State University

An Iowa State University plant disease expert says it is unlikely that soybean rust will reach the continental United States and impact soybean production this year....

Opportunities to Learn About Soybean Rust 

Anne Dorrance, Ohio State University Extension

There has and will continue to be much focus on the impending arrival of soybean rust in the US. Data to date does not in anyway suggest that this will happen this year, and there have been no reports (June 14, 2004) that it has entered the US. ...

BASF launches SoybeanRustInfo.com: Interactive Web site provides continually updated information 

BASF

BASF has launched an educational Web site, SoybeanRustInfo.com-- to provide the latest information on Asian soybean rust, a potentially devastating disease. ...

$6.5 Million In Grants To Improve Economic Conditions In Rural Areas  

USDA

Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman announced the availability of $6.5 million in rural cooperative development grants to improve rural economic conditions through establishing and operating centers for cooperative development. ...

NCGA Responds to Exxon Chair’s Misconceptions on Net Energy Balance of Ethanol 

The National Corn Growers Association

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) sent a letter to Exxon Mobil Corporation Chairman and CEO Lee Raymond dispelling several inaccuracies he made during a speech concerning U.S. dependence on foreign oil....

Assistance For Producers Applying for USDA Value-added Grants 

Iowa State University

The Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (AgMRC) is assisting producer groups in applying for the USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) value-added agriculture grants available....

Net Energy Value of Ethanol Increases, Says USDA  

National Corn Growers Association

Preliminary findings of a new study on the net energy balance of ethanol indicate ethanol produces 67% more energy than it takes to generate....

Outlook: Soybeans And China 

University of Illinois

Many insist that the current situation regarding China and soybeans featuring weak demand, low feed prices, poor crush margins, and a glut of soybeans is only temporary...

Soybean Aphid Watch Begins 

University of Wisconsin

Prior experience indicates many fields begin to see dramatic increases in soybean aphid populations in Mid-July, although some fields have been treated in early July due to extremely high infestations...

ASA Calls For Strategy To Control Asian Rust  

American Soybean Association

The American Soybean Association (ASA) is urging USDA to more rapidly undertake development of a national strategy for controlling and mitigating the potential for an Asian soybean rust infestation...

Rains And Potential For N Loss  

George Rehm, Nutrient Management Specialist, University of Minnesota

You may have heard that loss of nitrogen (N) from the soil is associated with excess moisture – rainfall or irrigation...

NCGA/Pioneer To Provide Ethanol Rapid Assay 

National Corn Growers Association

In a move toward providing the ethanol industry with a standard platform for measuring the fermentation characteristics of corn...

Scouting European Corn Borers  

Mycogen Seeds

Today, many growers are using Bt technologies to control European corn borer. However, for growers who didn't plant hybrids with such traits this season, dealing with these yield-robbing pests can be a challenge...