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Louis Dreyfus Company said Friday one of its soybean crushing plants in China halted operations this week, amid widespread curbs on power consumption that hit manufacturers in a number of sectors across the country.
Plant health is making serious contributions to crop-yield outcomes this year. In some cases, the thanks is due to hybrid genetics while in others, timely fungicide applications paid for themselves.
Cutting costs can sometimes hurt your bottom line. Spending “extra” money can sometimes improve your margins.
Jon Stevens is an agriculture heretic: “Don’t argue with me about the awesome changes I’ve seen on my ground. You can argue with my logic and how I arrived there, but not the results.”
Indelicate handling systems can damage germination rates in soybeans.
The White House is accelerating its efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of the nation’s transportation system, and soybean growers could soon cash in on a new opportunity around low carbon fuel standards.
With lawmakers focused on environmental social governance and carbon-neutral fuels, odds are the momentum to replace petroleum-based diesel with renewable diesel will not be exhausted soon.
AgriTalk’s Chip Flory is joined by Mike Kinley to share northwest Iowa’s upcoming soybean-crushing plant.
Farmer beware: The future impact of herbicide-resistant weeds is a question within a greater Pandora’s Box.
The full impact from Hurricane Ida is still unknown. The uncertainty was partially to blame for a major market sell-off Monday with September soybeans closing 54 cents lower and September corn down nearly 18 cents.
A day after USDA showed declining crop conditions for the U.S. soybean crop, September soybean future skyrocketed, closing 43 cents higher on the day. Demand also played a factor in the markets Tuesday.
Crops across much of the state look good heading into the home stretch but still need to be monitored for insects and disease.
Pro Farmer scouts pegged the Indiana average yield estimate at 193.48 bu. per acre on Tuesday, just slightly below USDA’s prediction of 194 bu. per acre.
In an effort to head-off some of the questions about Crop Tour sampling, here’s our answers to a few “Crop Tour FAQs!”
On August 17, Pro Farmer scouts will be walking Illinois corn and soybean fields checking crop conditions and making annual yield projections.
Flooded by freakish summer rains, southeast Arkansas farmers are trying to salvage their crop season after a $250M loss, and waiting on word about disaster designation.
On Aug. 17, scouts will sample fields in Indiana. What will they find in the Hoosier State?
On Aug. 16, scouts will sample fields in Ohio. What will they find in the Buckeye State?
Register for the “View from the Field: A Preview of the 2021 Pro Farmer Crop Tour” webinar which takes place Thursday, July 15 at 3 p.m. central.
As scouts prepare to hit the fields across seven states, our team of experts gathers to frame expectations ahead of this annual August ritual.
Iowa’s corn yield estimate dropped by about five bu. per acre compared to 2019, soybean pods per 3X3 square barely squeaked ahead of 2019 by 40 pods.
Disease pressure is building in parts of Illinois. Also, check out the agenda and register for Farm Journal Corn & Soybean College, set for Aug. 3-4.
Buoyed by strong demand, Brazilian farmers are poised to expand their soybean area for the 15th consecutive year, a survey by agribusiness consultancy Datagro released on Friday showed.
Ongoing litigation contributed to the company’s decision. However, farmers and retailers will continue to have access to glyphosate for weed control, company officials say.
A 2021 big-yield scenario suggests lower prices than seen in mid-July, but not low enough to leave financials stained with red ink.
While a rush to judgment is underway, Extension and company representatives say report suspected herbicide drift damage to state pesticide agencies.
Corteva Agriscience has a robust number of products it expects to introduce to U.S. farmers between now and 2023 for use in more than 10 crops.
Bean planting populations of 190,000 to 220,000 in washed out areas can help keep weeds from taking over.
Drought conditions are holding tight in the Pacific Northwest, Northern Rockies, Northern Plains, and Upper Midwest, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor.
Digging the depth of the lower Mississippi from 45’ to 50’ could generate an extra $461 million annually for the U.S. soybean industry.