Soybeans News Archive
Crop Insurance Decisions
Feb 23, 2010, 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...
Spring Flooding Worries on the Rise
Feb 23, 2010, 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...
Illinois Farmer Thinks Ahead 20 Years to Make Farming Corn and Soybeans Profitable
Feb 15, 2010, 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...
Soy-Based Products Continue to Grow in Use and in Knowledge Of
Feb 15, 2010, BY KINDRA GORDON
With funding from the soybean checkoff, 26 new soy-based products hit the market in 2009....
FAPRI: USDA crop report helps price outlook
Feb 10, 2010, Source: Farm Press
The latest USDA crop report appears friendly to corn and soybean producers, says Melvin Brees, crop economist with the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute ...
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USDA Posts Latest Numbers for Corn and Soybean Stocks in WASDE ReportFeb 10, 2010, Source: USDA U.S. feed-grain ending stocks for 2009-2010 are projected lower this month with higher expected corn use and sorghum exports. Corn used for ethanol is projected 100 million bushels higher reflecting the latest ethanol production data from the Energy Information Agency... |
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...
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