Black Gold 

Dave Kohl

This past week I was down in Greensboro, NC, with the store managers and sales representatives of Southern States Cooperative. They had a great theme meeting with a nice NASCAR flavor....

Growmark Speaks Out On Soybean Rust 

Gail Miller

There are two strains or species of soybean rust. Asian soybean rust, Phakopsora pachyrizi causes the greatest amount of damage and poses the greatest threat to U.S. production....

Brock Online Notes 

Soybean Yields Continue To Disappoint
U.S. farmers focused on harvesting ripe soybeans this week, but yields remain below average in most parts of the Midwest, crop specialists told Reuters News Service....

Export Trading Status: A Global Overview 

Dave Kohl

The United States exports approximately 25 percent of its agricultural production. Depending upon the commodity, the dependence on world markets for marketing...

Farmers don't meet EPA biotech rules 

Associated Press

The Agriculture Department found that almost 20 percent of the Midwestern farms growing a pest-resistant biotech crop have failed to comply with federal...

Conservation Briefs 

National Association of Conservation Districts

USDA Reallocates Conservation Funding On September 12, USDA Secretary Ann Veneman announced that USDA would re-allocate nearly $115 million to the states...

Corn Growers Need to Know Where To Go 

Iowa Grain Quality Initiative

Growers of Market Choices corn hybrids need to make sure to “Know Where to Go” with their harvest this fall. Market Choices grain is approved for food...

Monsanto and Redball Announce High-Clearance Sprayer Rebate Program 

Monsanto

Growers across the South will be able to save up to $4,000 on the purchase of a high-clearance sprayer under a rebate program designed to help increase...

Testing soils for ‘everything’ is a waste of money 

University of Minnesota Extension

We don’t need to analyze the soil for “everything,” George Rehm, soil scientist with the University of Minnesota Extension Service, reminds farmers. For...

U.S. on verge of becoming net agricultural importer 

Purdue University

For more than 40 years the United States has exported more agricultural products than it has imported. That could change within a few years, said two...

New Illinois Survey Uncovers More Disease Problems in Soybean Fields 

University of Illinois

Besides enduring unprecedented infestations of aphids, soybean growers across Illinois are now facing a major outbreak of charcoal rot, according to a...

Brock Online Notes 

Brazilian Soy Crop Could Hit 60 MMT

Brazil's 2003-2004 soybean crop could hit 60 million metric tons, the head soy consultant for private Brazilian market analyst Safras & Mercado told Reuters News Service....

New Tool Helps Producers Assess Ethanol Plant Impact 

Farm Foundation

A Web-based tool to help farmers and ranchers assess potential price impacts of a new ethanol production plant has been developed by two Montana State...

Fall Soil Sampling for Nitrate-N 

John A. Lamb, University of Minnesota

Harvest is ramping up and it is time to plan fall nitrogen applications. Soil sampling for nitrate-N is the best prediction tool for nitrogen fertilizer...

Groups Ask For More Farm Security 

Richard Brock

U.S. farm groups and industry exporters Tuesday urged the Bush Administration to step up efforts to protect agriculture and the U.S. food supply from...