Seed Soybeans
The Magic Number for Soybean Seeding
Apr 29, 2010, 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...
Treated Soybeans Bring Benefit with Early Planting, Wet Conditions
Feb 1, 2010, 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...
Field Guide Shows Soybean Damage
Oct 20, 2009, Source: Mississippi State University
Inconsistencies in soybean grading last year led the state’s soybean industry to take steps to educate producers and grain elevator staff on how to determine the kind and amount of damage soybeans have. Industry supporters developed the Mississippi Soybean Producer’s Field Guide to Soybean Damage as a handy, pocket reference for producers...
Seed Concentration Debate
Aug 19, 2009
Fairness, innovation and competition are what the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) wants to see within the U.S. seed industry. The group asserts that concentration and unfair trade practices have limited the availability of top seed and genetics at...
Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield™ Soybeans Planted on 1.5 Million Acres This Season
May 26, 2009
More than 16,000 farmers are planting Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans this season, many saying they are excited about the higher yield and profit potential this second-generation technology demonstrated last year in test plots and production fields...
Interest In Non-Biotech Soybeans Growing
Apr 14, 2009, Source: Purdue University
Cheaper seed and lucrative premiums are driving more crop producers to plant non-biotech soybeans this year....
Soybean Population: Can Less Equal More?
Mar 1, 2009, By Liz Stahl University of Minnesota Extension
In the quest to reduce input costs, growers may be asking themselves if greater profits could be achieved with reduced seeding rates. The answer depends...
Soybean Planting Population And Profits: Can Less Equal More?
Jan 20, 2009, By Lizabeth Stahl, University of Minnesota Extension
Following the trend of most agricultural inputs, soybean seed costs have tracked upward, as well. In the quest to reduce input costs...
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