Soybeans
Savor Summer Year Round with Soyfoods
Aug 30, 2010 4:48 PM | Source: Michigan State University
Harsh winter days are probably the furthest thing from your mind during these hot days of August. However, if you take some time now, you can retrieve a taste of summer from your freezer or pantry in the middle of January... More
Take the Guesswork out of 2011 Planting Decisions
Aug 25, 2010 4:14 PM | Source: University of Illinois
A recent report projecting the 2011 crop budget suggests that for the best return farmers in southern Illinois should plant wheat/double-crop-soybean... More
Aug. 12 WASDE Review
Aug 17, 2010 12:13 PM | By Kent Thiesse
USDA is quite optimistic about the 2010 corn and soybean crop, especially crop yields in the Upper Midwest. Crop conditions continue to be quite favorable across Minnesota and in other states in the northern edge of the Corn Belt... More
Corn Ratings Fall, Soy Crop Steady
Aug 17, 2010 11:36 AM | Source: Brock Associates
U.S. corn conditions deteriorated last week under pressure from hot conditions across the U.S. growing belt, while soybean conditions held stable... More
Aug. 12 WASDE Report Shows Ending Stocks Down, Prices Up in U.S.
Aug 12, 2010 3:14 PM | Source: USDA
The latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) Report from the USDA increased the season-average corn farm price in the U.S. by 5¢ on each end of the range, and by 40¢ for soybeans... More
Soybean News
Crop Insurance Decisions
Feb 23, 2010 2:31 PM | By Kent Thiesse
Many farm operators are now finalizing their crop insurance decisions for the 2010 crop year. March 15 is the deadline to purchase crop insurance for 2010. Following are some considerations... More
Spring Flooding Worries on the Rise
Feb 23, 2010 2:28 PM | Source: Brock Associates
Fears that extremely wet conditions in the Midwest will result in spring flooding and planting delays appear to be contributing to the recent rebound in corn futures prices... More
Illinois Farmer Thinks Ahead 20 Years to Make Farming Corn and Soybeans Profitable
Feb 15, 2010 12:00 PM | BY SUSAN WINSOR
How can you tilt the risk/reward tradeoff of early adoption in your favor? With the right information and a longer-term time horizon... More
Biotech traits
New Booklet and Web Site Detail Biotechnology's Role in Farm Sustainability
May 26, 2010 3:43 PM | Source: Conservation Tillage Information Center
Keeping agriculture environmentally sustainable while improving productivity is a growing challenge, and a new report shows that agricultural biotechnology is a key tool in overcoming it... More
Biotech Crops Benefit Farmers, But Technology Needs Proper Management to Remain Effective
Apr 14, 2010 3:40 PM | Source: National Academy of Sciences
Many U.S. farmers who grow biotech crops are realizing substantial economic and environmental benefits – such as lower production costs, fewer pest problems, reduced use of pesticides and better yields... More
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Brazil Soybeans
Tyler Bruch at the Brazil Farm Show
Jun 7, 2010 3:19 PM
There's a lot on display at the Bahia Farm Show in Bahia, Brazil. CSD columnist Tyler Bruch, of Global Ag Farms in Bahia, shows us some farm equipment that isn't found in the Corn Belt of the U.S.... More
Tyler Bruch's May 22 Brazil Soybean Update
May 24, 2010 11:18 AM
Video: Before land is farmable in Bahia, Brazil, it is cerrado (native prairie). To prepare the land for cropping, the bushes, trees and roots are cleared, lime is applied, the land is disked... More
May 16 Brazil Production Update with Tyler Bruch
May 17, 2010 2:39 PM
Cotton harvest should begin in about two weeks for Global Ag Farms in Bahia, Brazil. Tyler takes us to a cotton field that is nearing the harvest point... More
Conservation tillage
Always Say Never | Never-till can Bolster Profits in All But the Harshest Growing Regions
Aug 1, 2010 1:15 PM | By John Pocock
Multiple-year corn-yield champ, David Hula, Charles City, VA, and his family have no-tilled corn and soybeans continuously since the early 1980s and haven’t turned back... More
It’s Time to Scout for Winter Annual Weeds
Mar 23, 2010 2:58 PM | Source: Iowa State University Extension
In addition to wet fields and localized flooding, this winter’s record snow cover is likely to contribute to abundant winter annual weed infestations in no-till fields... More
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Disease
Soybean Checkoff-Funded Research Produces Soybean Rust Yield-Loss Tool
Aug 19, 2010 5:55 PM | Source: Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board
Funding provided in part by the Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board (KSPB) and the Southern Soybean Research Program (SSRP) has led to the development of an Asian soybean rust (SBR) yield-loss prediction tool... More
Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome in a Flood Year
Aug 16, 2010 4:33 PM | Source: Iowa State University
Soybean sudden death syndrome (SDS) is widespread in Iowa. This year has had one of the worst epidemics since the disease was found in Iowa in 1994... More
Glyphosate tolerance
Multiply Your Modes | Multiple Modes of Action Are Becoming Necessary as Glyphosate Resistance Grows
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM | By Larry Stalcup
Two 48-oz. applications of glyphosate should wipe out about any weed. But not the kochia that Randall Currie finally battled to death with multiple modes of action (MOA) in southwest Kansas... More
New Video on Scouting for Glyphosate-Resistant Weeds
Mar 30, 2010 5:18 PM | Source: North Dakota State University
A video has been developed by Jeff Stachler, North Dakota State University and University of Minnesota Extension agronomist for sugar beet weed science, about scouting for the presence of glyphosate-resistant weeds... More
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Pests
Be Alert for Spider Mites on Soybean Plants
Aug 17, 2010 4:53 PM | Source: Kansas State University Extension
Soybean farmers should watch for spider mites as this warm, dry stretch of weather continues. In fact, several fields throughout Kansas have been treated for spider mites recently... More
Stink Bugs and Goss’ Wilt Showing Up in Soybean and Corn Crops
Jul 22, 2010 5:30 PM | Source: University of Illinois
Illinois soybean producers should be on alert for suspicious-looking stink bugs... More
Seed
The Magic Number for Soybean Seeding
Apr 29, 2010 4:23 PM | Source: University of Illinois Extension
As soybean growers plan how many seeds to drop in the ground this year, University of Illinois Extension soybean specialist Vince Davis says the current economic environment will play a much bigger factor in this decision than ever before... More
Treated Soybeans Bring Benefit with Early Planting, Wet Conditions
Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM | BY LARRY STALCUP
Some would argue that 2009 stirred up the perfect storm for preventing early planted soybeans from making a stand. Replanting was needed over much of... More
Strip-till
Strip-Till Is Precision Farming Aid | Precise Variability
Jan 1, 2010 12:00 PM | By Liz Morrison
For Minnesota growers Kevin and Larry Lahr, strip-tillage is one more precision farming tool. The Lahrs' recent switch to strip-till is part of their... More
Tillage Conference Packed With Take-Home Info
Jan 1, 2010 12:00 PM
This year's Conservation Tillage Conference is right around the corner and you won't want to miss the lineup of conservation experts and farmers. You'll... More
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