Latest News From Soybeans

Here are USDA's latest crop progress and condition ratings.

USDA' s soybean progress ratings for the week ended July 4.

University of Illinois weed scientist Aaron Hager discusses current concerns with weeds at the University weed science field day.

Commentary and key tables.

Commentary and tables.

Corn and soybean crop conditions have dropped slightly this week.

While many factors are weighing on the market, the grain outlook is getting brighter.

Learn the soybean market patterns.

See the full report figures and learn how your marketing plan should react.

This was a bullish report in the sense that just about every trader was focused on the new crop.

The latest supply and demand estimates.

Europe's financial problems and weak jobs data take down corn, soybeans and wheat.

Corn made significant advances during the week, but Friday trimmed those gains.

A four-crop rotation can be a solution to rising fossil fuel prices.

This week's grain market moves.

You may be getting nervous about getting your beans in the ground, but good conditions should still trump the calendar date.

Consumption of palm oil will exceed production; soybean supplies ample

Different areas bring different situations for farmers across farm country.

Soybean rust remains an invasive threat in the U.S.

Maintaining seed quality has been a subject of study in the Farm Journal Test Plots for many years. Through our program, the plot crew has learned how to handle seed in order to maximize its potential.

More soybeans could be planted across the U.S.; at least that's how it looks according to a recent poll.

Hear market analysis on the March 3 USDA reports.

Seasonal patterns still apply in most years, so use spring rally to price

In the next four decades, Georgia farmers will need 20% more water to produce their crops, says a recent University of Georgia report put together by a team of crop and weather experts.

Can bean yields be doubled?

Hear some pre-report commentary for the upcoming USDA crop reports.

Declining stocks and higher prices may bring cotton back to the South.

Handling high-moisture beans got tricky in this delayed, soggy harvest

A sound risk-management strategy starts with inputs.

USDA released their October crop production reports this morning. Check out this analysis.

Emphasis on rural more than farm

Here''s what Jerry advises after the 9/11 crop report.

Everything about the soybean aphid is exotic and eccentric

Will we find this summer that the worst of the worst occurred before the stimulus programs had time to have a material effect, setting the stage for overstimulus and inflation?

Bumper Bean King, Refuge Revelations, Rush the Season

Learn the new management system for LibertyLink soybeans.

Conquer Corn Nematodes, Get Flexible.

Jerry''s analysis of what the report means to farmers.

Sharpen your business plan.

Approval for a new corn trait, Monsanto's new corn technology, Five Bean Soybean Pods, Spray-on Drought Relief.

John Endsley would wrap each soybean that passes through his seed house in bubble wrap if it were practical. Instead, the manager of Monsanto Company's Mason City, Ill., soybean plant oversees a mechanical bulk-handling system

Supply/demand lacks drama, doesn't point to disaster