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Today’s agriculture headlines and expert perspectives serving farmers, ranchers, crop consultants, livestock nutritionists and the entire U.S. ag community.
The products represent an effort to provide multiple modes of action for optimal weed prevention.
A joking exchange in a seed-patent case before the U.S. Supreme Court touched on the process of soybean modification.
U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled support for Monsanto Co. in a clash with a farmer who used harvested soybeans to plant a second crop.
The most northern sighting of the disease reported in south-central Kentucky
Consultant says stressful conditions are taking their toll on soybeans in Rio Grande do Sul.
Drought in the southern U.S. stopped the soybean disease from migrating north, but farmers shouldn’t be complacent.
Soybean prices are weak and likely to get even weaker.
The rapidly changing food demand system is a key driver in the company’s focus on crop protection.
U.S. oilseed production for 2011/12 is projected at 92.4 million tons, up 0.7 million from last month.
Brazil fights new soybean disease; file claims against Eastern within 60 days; Biotech crop insurance available
John Soper, Pioneer Vice President of Soybean Research, estimates that 90% or more of the SCN varieties on the market today contain PI-88788 type of resistance.
The Pro Farmer Crop Tour found some fields with pod counts 20% above last year, and reports a 44.9-bu. national yield, versus USDA’s 44 bu.
Consumption of palm oil will exceed production; soybean supplies ample
You may be getting nervous about getting your beans in the ground, but good conditions should still trump the calendar date.
More soybeans could be planted across the U.S.; at least that’s how it looks according to a recent poll.
Seasonal patterns still apply in most years, so use spring rally to price
Late planting and slow development the corn crop puts it at risk. University of Illinois Extension Entomologist Kevin Steffey suggests scouting for Japanese beetles.
China plans to purchase $4.5 billion worth of U.S. soybeans.