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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
Late planting and slow development the corn crop puts it at risk. University of Illinois Extension Entomologist Kevin Steffey suggests scouting for Japanese beetles.
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
China plans to purchase $4.5 billion worth of U.S. soybeans.
USDA’ s soybean progress ratings for the week ended July 4.
Arlan Suderman said the recent twist in trade talks with China goes back to a 1985 document where the U.S. government commissioned a study on how to negotiate with China.
Somewhere in the Midwest, a restaurant is frying foods with oil made from gene-edited soybeans. That’s according to the company making the oil, which says it’s the first commercial use of a gene-edited food in the U.S.
Soybean futures fell to the lowest level in a decade as an escalating trade war between the U.S. and China dims hopes that the Asian nation will resume purchases of American beans to ease supply gluts.
Argentina has become the epicenter of soybean trading dynamics -- at least for now.
President Donald Trump took to Twitter Monday morning to tout a weekend truce in the building trade war with China.
Growmark has purchased the assets of L.T. & E., Inc., a family owned and operated tank and truck manufacturer and repair facility based in Arcola, Illinois, the company announces. L.T. & E., Inc. works exclusively on va
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Is hemp cultivation a crapshoot or is it poised to be a blue-chip crop? Experts weigh in.
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has reiterated her opposition to legalizing industrial hemp production in South Dakota, even in the face of new federal rules allowing the cash crop.
Can you identify the pests in your hemp field? Take this fun quiz to find out!
Can you identify the pests in your hemp field? Take this fun quiz to find out!