Soybeans News Archive
Wright Receives ISU’s Henry A. Wallace Award
Oct 20, 2009, Source: Iowa Soybean Association
David Wright, director of contract research and strategic initiatives for the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA), was presented with the Henry A. Wallace award on Friday, Oct. 16. The award is presented by the Iowa State University (ISU) College of Agriculture and Life Sciences annually to honor ...
Rain Threatens Soybeans, Sorghum
Oct 6, 2009, Source: Farm Press
Excessive rainfall over the first three weeks of September is causing some seed sprouting, pod splitting and quality issues in Mississippi soybeans. Corn and grain sorghum crops in neighboring Arkansas aren’t faring that much better...
Taiwanese Delegation Visits Iowa, Signs Agreement To Purchase Soybeans
Oct 1, 2009, Source: Iowa Soybean Association
The Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) hosted members of a Taiwan Agricultural Trade Goodwill Mission visiting Iowa to see the grain crop about to be harvested and to sign letters of intent for the purchase of soy and corn products...
Seeking Members for 100 Bushels Club
Sep 28, 2009, Source: Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board
The Missouri Soybean Association (MSA) is announcing a new club, a club any soybean farmer would want to be a member of – the 100 Bushels Club. Farmers across the nation are encouraged to keep an eye on their yield monitors this fall, especially in fields where production may be pushing triple digits...
Soy Transportation Coalition Publishes Study On Rail Transportation Of soybeans
Sep 25, 2009, Source: Soy Transportation Coalition
The Soy Transportation Coalition (STC) recently published, “Railroad Movement of Soybeans and Soy Products” – a comprehensive report that sheds light on the critical role railroads play in the entire journey from farm to dinner plate...
Soy Rust: ‘Eye-Opening’ Speed
Sep 25, 2009, Source: Farm Press
Since early September, Asian soybean rust has been very active in Arkansas. The weather – a long string of rainy, cloudy days – has been “perfect” for disease to develop, says Rick Cartwright, Extension plant pathologist with the University of Arkansas...
New Pest Found in Ohio Soybeans
Sep 22, 2009, Source: Ohio State University
A new pest has been identified in Ohio soybeans, but whether or not its presence will be a problem remains to be seen. Ron Hammond, an Ohio State University (OSU) Extension entomologist with the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, said that the root mealybug has been found in some soybean fields....
Soybean Rust Problem In Late Fields
Sep 21, 2009, Source: Farm Press
In the third week of September, with new sets of Midsouth counties and/or parishes frequently being added to the Asian soybean rust “confirmed” list, the disease is certainly worrisome for producers with late-planted soybean crops...
Sept. 11 USDA Crop Report: Corn and Beans Up
Sep 11, 2009, Source: USDA
Released today, the latest USDA crop report is showing increases in corn and soybean production, as well as an increase in yields. Below is a summary for corn and soybean production. Corn production is forecast at 13.0 billion bushels, up 2% from last month and 7% higher than 2008. Based on conditions as of Sept. 1, yields...
USDA Announces Results Of Soybean Checkoff Request for Referendum
Aug 31, 2009, Source: Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board
The USDA announced the results of the request for referendum on the Soybean Promotion and Research Program (soybean checkoff). USDA received only 759 requests for referendum forms at county Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices, which reflects approximately 1/10 of 1% of all eligible U.S. soybean farmers...
Low-Level Soybean Rust Confirmed In Four New Mississippi Counties
Aug 24, 2009, By David Bennett, Farm Press
An Asian soybean rust scout team has found the disease in four more Mississippi counties: Calhoun, Coahoma, Quitman and Tallahatchie. All finds were at low levels in mature commercial fields at R7/R8...
Online Calculator Helps Growers Measure Natural Resource Management
Aug 20, 2009, Source: National Corn Growers Association
Corn farmers and growers producing soybeans, cotton and wheat now have access to a free, confidential online tool that will assess how some of their operational decisions affect natural resource management and stewardship...
Aug. 12 USDA Crop Report
Aug 12, 2009, Source: USDA
Corn production is forecast at 12.8 billion bushels, up 5% from last year but 2% lower than 2007. Based on conditions as of Aug. 1, yields are expected to average 159.5 bu./acre, up 5.6 bu. from last year. If realized, this will be the second highest yield on record, behind 2004, and production will be the second largest, behind 2007...
Soybean rust found in Mississippi’s Holmes County
Aug 11, 2009
Thornton, MS, is the most recent location Asian soybean rust has been discovered. In a detailed announcement about the find, Tom Allen, Delta Research and Extension professor, says this the earliest the rust has been found so far north. Even so, no fungicide spraying recommendations have been made...
Soybean Growers Should Be Watching For Soybean Leaf Defoliation
Aug 4, 2009
Nebraska soybean growers may be noticing soybean defoliation in their fields. The culprit is most likely grasshoppers and/or bean leaf beetles, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) specialists say. Numerous reports have come in about grasshopper populations...
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