Soybeans
Visit Danny Murphy on his family farm, and the conversation comes with ease. The veteran farmer and former president of ASA is passionate about the crops he grows and the methods he uses.
Because of resistance to some of the existing technology in the marketplace, farmers need to evaluate carefully which product can effectively address the specific foliar diseases in their fields.
The seed treatment features rhizobia for nitrogen fixation, a dual-strain biofungicide and the lowest application rate in its class.
Corn, soybeans and wheat experienced double-digit price gains on Tuesday, a product of the 2021 bull market. And as prices continue to see the extreme price moves, some think the bull market could last beyond this year.
The bull market right now is one driven by not just tight supplies, but monster demand. Two marketing analysts say even with an expected increase in acres, tight supplies mean prices can absorb more production.
EPA-approved CeraMax prevents the soil-borne fungal pathogen Fusarium virguliforme from taking soybean yield potential captive.
While China’s hunger for corn made headlines, Suderman says the steady demand for soybeans is creating a serious supply concern. That’s why there are now fears the U.S. could run out of soybeans.
Hair-raising accounts of snakebites are a painful reminder that farmland is often a haven for venomous snakes.
Yield robbers in the form of thistle caterpillars are the surprise guests of South Dakota soybean fields as late September and early October harvest approaches.
A rollercoaster dicamba ride passed a major benchmark as the Arkansas State Plant Board (ASPB) voted to recommend an emergency dicamba ban.
As of June 26, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) is investigating 27 alleged dicamba-related drift incidents. Looking a year backward, the TDA had received only three cases of dicamba-related drift by June 26, 2016.
Mikey Taylor cracks 100-bu. soybeans, while waiting for label approval
In a farming age where the grip of Palmer amaranth intensifies and expands each season, dicamba controversy is exploding beyond fields of Monsanto’s Xtend soybeans.
A driver weed with no equals, Palmer amaranth has changed the chemical game and forced producers into the rows to chase down escapes.
With yields consistently bouncing above 100 bu. per acre, crop consultant Robb Dedman is among the best cornermen in the business. From 2013-16, Dedman eclipsed 100-plus bu. five times in four consecutive years in three separate Arkansas counties, with five different varieties.
Harry Stephens is literally burning weed seed to save money and boost yield on his ground. Narrow windrow burning has arrived on U.S. farmland.
When a producer laces the gloves and climbs in the ring for soybean combat, a capable cornerman is vital.
The big deer of Boone and Crockett tell a soybean tale. A proper soybean variety, served on a food plot plate, is a Cadillac protein source for deer. When deer walk into an Eagle Seed soybean plots, the kitchen is always open and stocked.
On many farming operations, mowing has given way to high-powered pre-emerges to kill vegetation, but bald ditches may spawn a regulatory leviathan. Silt gathering in the bottom of ditches and canals; eroded turn rows; washed out roads; and hammered PTO ditches are caught in a vicious spray cycle of unintended consequences with no simple fix.
Rotation is only defense against this new soybean disease
The Natural Soybean and Grain Alliance (NSGA) has high hopes for UA 5814HP, a new variety commercially available beginning in fall 2015. UA5814HP, branded as Ashlock HP5A, is a vigorous variety aimed at high seed yield and protein to meet the demand from the high-end poultry industry.
USDA revealed this week the soybean stocks to use scenario is record tight for this time of year. Analysts explain why that could create even higher prices in the months ahead.
While summer annuals steal the spotlight in most cases, it’s important you don’t sleep on winter annual weeds. Early-season corn and soybean plants can suffer when winter annuals are left unchecked, reducing yield.
The choices you make in regard to weed control impact more than just your fields, they affect your neighbors and ultimately entire community.
When outlining your budgets for the rest of the year, accurately account for costs and decide if you want to spend a little more on soybean acres to boost yields.
Label changes and other requirements must be followed and understood.
Label changes and other requirements must be followed and understood.