Soybeans
As drought plagued the West and Plains in 2021, grasshoppers took over many pastures and crops, which demolished grasses and hayfields. In the South and Midwest, fall armyworms were a costly battle for farmers.
Soybean cyst nematode can ravage a crop and destroy up to 80% of its yield potential. Two partners encourage farmers to take action between now and early September to address the pest.
The July WASDE report from USDA shows while soybean production this year is expected to fall due to fewer soybean acres planted across the U.S., USDA is also forecasting a drop in exports.
Non-GMO soybeans at R2 to R3 are seeing weed flushes. You will ‘burn’ the beans to get rid of waterhemp, but that’s a better option than leaving the weed to flourish, go to seed and fill the seed bank for next spring.
Last week, hot and dry weather fueled commodity markets. This week, the change in the weather forecast, as well as growing concerns about a recession, spurred market speculators to sell.
It was another volatile week in the markets. After soybean prices saw consecutive days of prices falling double-digits, the market rebounded Thursday and Friday. Arlan Suderman and Chip Nellinger navigate the markets.
U.S. soybean futures fell on Wednesday, with forecasts for improved planting weather in northern growing areas pressuring prices.
Be proactive and go to the field sooner rather than later. Once that crust hardens, it can hinder or even prevent crop emergence. Either or both will cost you money.
Could LED light be used to kill weed seed inside a combine during harvest? The technology has already arrived, according to an inventor raised in the corn and soybean rows of Ohio farmland.
In hot-box style, five diverse farm technologies—Salin 247, Susterre, Phinite, BovIQ, and Holganix—took center stage at Top Producer Summit in Nashville, Tenn., on Feb. 15.
Gear your control efforts toward weeds that emerge when air temperatures are between 40 and 70 degrees °F. These include ragweed species, common lambsquarters, burcucumber, kochia, common sunflower and marestail.
Preview 2.1 SC herbicide from UPL targets tough broadleaf weeds and will be available for use on about half a million soybean acres this season.
Brazil’s soybean crop seems to be shrinking. Estimates by AgResource earlier this month show a soybean crop under 120 MMT, and it’s yet another slash to crop estimates that are at a level not even USDA has touched yet.
Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie shares his recommendations for early-planted soybeans — with the goal of getting the plants to flower before the summer solstice on June 21.
AgResource Company released the latest soybean crop production estimate for Brazil, showing a crop size of 119.5 MMT. A recent crop tour shows the weather took a major toll on the crop in the Southern portion.
Crude oil hit a 13-year high and wheat topped $13. With front-month soybeans soaring past $17, and corn nearing the $8 mark, the crisis in Ukraine means food and fuel inflation fears are also heating up.
February’s volatile commodity prices added to the final spring crop insurance price scenario. While farmers await RMA’s final numbers, an early look at levels shows soybeans could smash the previous record set in 2011.
Yield losses of 5 percent are par for the course in second-year soybeans. Pest problems can boost those losses to 50 percent or more.
The new agreement means farmers will have “more choices and additional tools” for integrated weed management. In the process, Bayer remains committed to marketing its current crop systems and developing new technologies.
As extreme volatility continued in the commodity markets, USDA gave its first taste of 2022 planted acreage estimates during the Ag Outlook Forum. Analysts debate on what crops are gaining acres with today’s prices.
Many products are hard or nearly impossible to get. If you have any glyphosate, consider how you can get the biggest bang for your buck. It may not be with a burndown treatment.
South America is still in the driver’s seat when it comes to commodity prices. March soybeans traded above $16 Friday, as traders will be keeping close eye on key figures coming from USDA’s Ag Outlook Forum next week.
Pests like SDS and Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) infect soybeans early in the season. And, these silent killers can devastate soybean yields.
Brazil slashed its soybean forecast this week, while China’s hunger for U.S. soybeans seems to be growing. And it led to soybean prices continuing to surge higher this week.
Jim Bowen carries a scar from a cottonmouth bite, but when he crossed paths with two leviathan-size timber rattlers, the prospect was almost more than he could handle.
Chicago soybean futures jumped more than 1% on Monday to their highest since June on concerns over supplies from South America and strong demand from China.
As soybean prices race higher, some farmers may look to switch acres to soybeans this year. U.S. Farm Report analysts say with the acreage debate already heating up, the acreage battle could be the wildest battle yet.
Soybean Prices are Crushing it this Week, Here’s What’s Causing Prices to Soar to New Contract Highs
As March soybeans soar above $15.50, what fundamental factors are driving the rally to start February? It may be a weather rally, but not from weather issues in the U.S. It’s now adding fuel to the 2022 acreage battle.
Agribusiness consultancies AgRural and AgResource on Monday trimmed their forecasts for Brazil’s 2021/22 soybean crop due to bad weather, estimating the expected output below the 130 million-tonne threshold.
Smashing a weed seed to death as it passes through a combine is a technological reality fast approaching U.S. farmland.