Tag: soybeans
Weed expert: EPA’s new dicamba label doesn’t do enough
Even with added EPA restrictions, dicamba could still go airborne and spread to other plants that it was not intended to kill. So Ohio State and Purdue weed experts are offering their own recommendations to soybean growers.
Pork, soybean and corn leaders craft joint research agreement
Leaders of the National Pork Board, United Soybean Board and National Corn Growers Association have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to coordinate research that will benefit all three organizations.
Slow wheat planting supporting stronger grain prices
Problems in Kansas planting their hard red winter wheat is supporting both the Kansas City and Chicago wheat markets.
New method of developing nematode-resistant soybeans
A new method, developed by University of Illinois researchers, is able to quantify naturally occurring genetic resistance to the soybean cyst nematode.
Farmers making progress, but still fighting moisture
Farmers are finally seeing a break in the weather, but will it last long enough?
Markets bounce following USDA reports
Markets improve somewhat, following USDA reports, but harvest is a little on the slow side.
Yields are bountiful, but fields still wet
The yields are coming in good for those who have been able to get in the fields.
Soy natural: Genetic landmarks show potential for aphid resistance
In a recent study, researchers have taken a big step toward identifying new soybean genes associated with aphid resistance.
Early harvest means tough grain marketing decisions
Low prices make marketing decisions easy to defer, but the big, early crops mean most farmers will have some corn and soybeans that need to go to town.
USDA to pay farmers for trade retaliation
USDA announced payments to farmers whose commodity prices have been hurt by trade actions by President Donald Trump against China, and by the Chinese retaliation.
