Seed

Options for Uneven Soybean Emergence, Stand

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:11:00 +0000

Source: Ohio State University

In many areas of Ohio, soybeans are emerging unevenly. This was something observed last week in western Ohio. Most of the soybeans were at the VC stage (unifoliate), but there were areas that had not yet emerged. The soil was very dry and crusted over which contributed to some of the uneven emergence.

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Monsanto

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:16:00 +0000

Source: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Monsanto in the case of Bowman v. Monsanto, saying, “Patent exhaustion does not permit a farmer to reproduce patented seeds through planting and harvesting without the patent holder’s permission.”

Economic, Environmental Impacts of GMO Crops

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:33:00 +0000

Source: University of Illinois

A new peer-reviewed work has been published (April 2013) that outlines some significant global economic and environmental benefits of genetically modified (GM) crops. Agricultural entomologist Mike Gray, University of Illinois, has conducted western corn rootworm research for many years and was particularly interested in the overall U.S. farm income gain attributed to corn rootworm Bt hybrids – $7.1 billion cumulative benefits since 2003.

Cold Weather Affects Planted Soybean Seeds

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:07:00 +0000

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

With the warmer conditions and warming soil temperatures planters started rolling across Nebraska. By mid-week, however, field work stopped due to rain, snow and a return to colder temperatures. Now growers are wondering how this cold stress and the potential for inbibitional chilling may affect soybean seeds that have been planted.

Plant Corn Based on Field Conditions, Not Calendar Date

Fri, 03 May 2013 15:40:00 +0000

Source: Purdue University

Last year, farmers didn't have nearly enough rain for their wilted, drought-ravaged crops. So far this year, they have too much of it – so much that they can't get into their fields to work them for corn planting.

Full-Season Corn Hybrids Still Yield With Late Planting

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:01:00 +0000

Source: DuPont Pioneer

DuPont Pioneer, university studies indicate yield, profit advantage over switch to early hybrids.

Farmers across the Corn Belt are eager to start planting corn or are in the early stages of planting their 2013 crop. If cool, wet weather continues, planting will be delayed for many growers and prompt questions about switching to earlier-season corn hybrids.

Calculate Soybean Seeding Rates, Input Breakeven with Mobile App

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:23:00 +0000

With soybean planting just around the corner for farmers, now is a great time to download and delve into the Extreme Beans app. The app not only offers great information from a study from multiple universities about soybean management practices, it has two calculators to help you determine what's best for your farm.

Let's Get Digital

Bullish corn story might be developing in the far east.

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:04:00 +0000

Keep the Chinese weather situation up on the radar screen..

Grain Market Viewpoint

Seed Science: Seed Germination

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:55:00 +0000

Alex Johnson, CCA, Agronomist

Think about what one single seed does for you as a farmer. A single corn seed that weighs 1/100th of an ounce has the ability to be placed in dirt, germinate, grow into a plant 7-10+ ft. tall and multiply the grain yield 500 fold. No manmade machine possesses an equivalent ability to perform a comparable feat.

Larger Soybean Seeds for 2013 Because of 2012 Drought?

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:31:00 +0000

Source: Ohio State University

Soybean growers heading into the 2013 planting season might find that many soybean seeds are larger than normal – a lingering impact from the 2012 drought, says Laura Lindsey, an expert with Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES).