Crops
Demand has been the real driver of the soybean complex, but is it stable or elastic demand?
Weigh the pros and cons of at-home treatment before making the investment.
After a lengthy review, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reevaluated data supporting use of sulfoxaflor and has renewed its registration with specific conditions. Examples of sulfoxaflor products include Dow’s Transform, Closer and Sequoia insecticides.
Minnesota co-op plans to build soybean plant in North Dakota
Plants need sunlight to survive, but what happens when their own leaves stop sunlight from penetrating through the plant?
China recently approved Bayer and MS Technologies’ Balance GT Soybeans for import. With the European Union’s previous approval, the companies are closer to a full U.S. commercial launch.
Farmers will have access to 54 new soybean varieties in Pioneer’s A-Series soybean lineup. The varieties used a new breeding technique Pioneer named Accelerated Yield Technology (AYT) 4.0.
Northeast Arkansas, the Missouri Bootheel and northwest Tennessee are having problems with dicamba drift. In the Bootheel, four counties have been issued federal search warrants in relation to the illegal herbicide.
U.S. increased biofuel target, boosting soybean-oil futures.
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack says passing the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement will help U.S. GDP growth rates continue to grow.
Two men at the center of a fatal fight allegedly over dicamba drift had an ongoing dispute over the issue, according to a local Extension agent familiar with the matter.
The World Health Organization announced another 24 human cases recently.
Soybean futures could be facing headwinds from increased production in the United States and South America, according to analysts.
The stress will curtail rate of expansion in soybean acreage.
Consider all factors that can affect soybean health when working to maximize yields, speakers tell farmers at the 2016 Soybean College in Albert Lea, Minn.
The next frontier of crop protection is a set of living, breathing bodyguards collectively known as biologicals.
Learn what the first viral transmission means for soybeans
The verdict was for “undisclosed and unreported sales” of MSMC’s soybean seed technologies. The group had also sued for unpaid and bounced royalty checks that were issued by AgBorn Genetics.
“Given prospects for high-priced soybeans and low-priced corn, the financial incentive to shift corn acres to soybeans has reached new highs,” according to Purdue ag economist Chris Hurt.
Researchers urge more careful use of neonicotinoid seed treatments
After a decade of research and development, Monsanto’s Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans are approved by China for import for use starting this season.
Concern is building government will try to force grain sales.
Cites expectations for large South American crop.
But logistics and exchange rate movements could alter outlook.
No silver bullets, but these “gene pyramids” could help.
Practices and technologies to increase soybean yields with nitrogen efficiency
It might not be just a nitrogen problem. Learn what other nutrient deficiencies can affect your soybean crop this year.
The Argentine government is stepping into a battle between farmers and Monsanto over royalties for genetically modified soybeans. Grain handlers would be barred from collecting royalties after the harvest on behalf of seed developers.