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While you might think of hula hoops as a game for children they’ve found a new use—helping farmers calculate soybean populations. With no need for a tape measure, this method could save time and help farmers make critical decisions such as replant.
A bill that would require increased penalties for off-label herbicide use passed in the Missouri House and moves on to the Senate. The bill could be passed as early as mid-March.
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.
Arkansas farmer Mike Wallace, 55, was found shot to death the night of Oct. 28 outside of Leachville, Ark.. Mississippi County Sheriff Dale Cook says the shooting occurred after a dispute over Dicamba herbicide drift that Wallace had claimed damaged his crops. Mourners packed the Monette church for his funeral on Friday, and gathered the evening before to pay their respects to the Wallace family.
Weigh the pros and cons of at-home treatment before making the investment.
Demand has been the real driver of the soybean complex, but is it stable or elastic demand?
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
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.
Plants need sunlight to survive, but what happens when their own leaves stop sunlight from penetrating through the plant?
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.
Soybean futures could be facing headwinds from increased production in the United States and South America, according to analysts.
The World Health Organization announced another 24 human cases recently.
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.
Learn what the first viral transmission means for soybeans
The next frontier of crop protection is a set of living, breathing bodyguards collectively known as biologicals.
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.
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.
Researchers urge more careful use of neonicotinoid seed treatments
But logistics and exchange rate movements could alter outlook.
Cites expectations for large South American crop.
Concern is building government will try to force grain sales.