The Ag Globe Trotter 

Dave Kohl

Welcome to the 2003 tip-off of the Ag Globe Trotter. I’ve already been trotting the globe this year with trips to Minnesota, South Carolina, and even Washington. Here’s the good, bad, and the ugly for the 2003 season for agriculture, agribusiness, and the economy in general....

2002 Soybean Crop Performance Data Available 

Iowa State University

Results of the 2002 Iowa Crop Performance Test for soybeans are now available on the Internet at the Iowa Crop Improvement Association (ICIA) Web site:...

EPA Announces Compliance Program For Bt Corn 

Southwest Farm Press via NewsEdge Corporation

EPA Announces Compliance Program For Bt Corn A new compliance program to help farmers meet the insect resistance management requirements for Bt corn has...

Brock Online Notes 

Richard Brock

Push For Disaster Aid Begins Again

With the convening of a new session of the U.S. Congress this week, farm groups are renewing their push for disaster aid to offset crop and livestock losses suffered in 2001 and 2002....

Another Farm Payment Deadline Reminder 

University of Illinois

The deadline for the filing of producers’ acreage and yield options under the 2002 Farm Bill – April 1 – is fast approaching, reminds Gary Schnitkey,...

Survey Details Herbicide Resistant Weeds in Illinois Soybean Fields 

University of Illinois

Over the last 20 years, herbicide resistant weeds have emerged as a major problem in many Illinois soybean fields. To date, nine different herbicide-resistant...

Roundup Ready Group IV 

Growmark (FS HiSOY) -– HS 4228 (early) features: Medium-tall plant; somewhat bushy canopy type. SCN resistance derived from PI 88788. Good resistance...

Roundup Ready Group III 

Dekalb Genetics – DKB31-52 (early) exhibits: Moderate resistance to SCN race 3. Rps1c multirace PPR resistance. Excellent tolerance to BSR. Intermediate...

Check Out New Soybean Varieties 

Fae Holin

With the exception of a handful of food-grade/conventional soybeans, Roundup Ready varieties top the list of new selections for the 2003 planting season....

Roundup Ready Group I 

Knewtson Seed Co. – ADV 1283R (early) has: Great resistance to PRR and BSR. Excellent IDC protection; outyields most mid-Group I beans. Good SWM score....

Pioneer to Offer Bulk Soybean Seed Pick Up 

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

Soybean growers will be able to pick up unpackaged soybean seed in bulk directly from Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., production plants through March...

What Are Your Neighbors Doing? 

David Kohl

Do you ever wonder what other producers attempt to do for investment strategies? I was involved with a study by Valley Farm Credit that serves the upper Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and Eastern West Virginia....

Soybean Checkoff Launches New Soy Biodiesel Promotion Efforts 

United Soybean Board

As the second-largest U.S. user group of diesel fuel, U.S. farmers have the power to significantly grow the market for soy biodiesel as long as they ask...

Roundup Ready Group 00 

Dekalb Genetics – DKB005-51 (mid) features: Very good emergence; average standability. Thin plant type with relatively short height. The earliest Roundup...

Brock Online Notes 

Richard Brock

USDA Looking Into StarLink Discovery

USDA officials are still trying to determine how U.S. corn shipped to Japan became contaminated with unapproved StarLink genetically modified corn, but may not have any answers for a few days....