By Paul L. Hollis, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Ron Sparks is calling it a “potential crisis” — the rainy weather conditions throughout most of September and October that have frustrated growers who were eyeing pretty good cotton, peanut, soybean and corn crops....
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has just announced the state’s Top Twenty agricultural commodities for the 2008 production year....
By Roy Roberson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Stink bugs come in three distinct flavors in the Southeast — all of them a problem for growers. ...
From the American Soybean Association
Soybean farming has changed dramatically since 1920. ...
Speakers painted a “cautiously optimistic” outlook for U.S. agriculture at Farm Bureau’s mid-October commodity outlook conference, in Albuquerque, N.M. ...
By Katie Pratt, University of Kentucky
While the rains have stopped and harvest is progressing, Kentucky growers continue to deal with the ramifications of a cool, wet growing season....
The 13th annual National Conservation Systems Cotton and Rice Conference, Southern Corn and Soybean Conference, and the Southern Precision Agriculture Conference will be joined in 2010 by the newly-organized Southern Field Crop Alliance....
By Roy Roberson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
How low can you go with seeding rates on indeterminate varieties of soybeans? ...
By Katie Pratt, University of Kentucky
Harvesting this year's crop is an uphill battle for Kentucky’s corn and soybean producers as frequent, heavy rains are keeping combines out of the fields for days at a time....
Strong export and crush demand and a tighter-than-expected supply report from the Agriculture Department on Oct. 9 should mean an improving price picture for soybeans, according to Terry Francl, senior economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation....
Based on a survey of Georgia growers contacted around Oct. 1, corn yields were down slightly from September....
By Paul L. Hollis, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Much has been invested in recent years in learning how to detect and control Asian soybean rust, says Dennis Delaney, Auburn University Extension soybean specialist. ...
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Excessive rainfall in September is eroding yield expectations for Mid-South corn and cotton crops, according to USDA’s Oct. 9 Crop Production Report....
By Chris Bickers, Contributing Writer
The boom in farm exports to China shows no signs of diminishing, and North Carolina farmers are determined to be part of it....
By Aimee Nielson, University of Kentucky
Fall is the perfect time for farmers and homeowners to check their soils to determine acidity....
By Jim Langcuster, Auburn University
Much like the struggling patient who makes some progress but not enough for complete recovery, farmers are making modest improvements in their bottom line but not enough to turn the corner to full prosperity....
The American Soybean Association (ASA) has signed a Joint Communiqué with Taiwanese grain and oilseed buyers that describes Taiwan’s intentions to purchase 3 million to 3.2 million metric tons (equivalent to 110 to 118 million bushels) of U.S. soybeans during 2010 and 2011. ...
The Missouri Soybean Association (MSA) is announcing a new club, a club any soybean farmer would want to be a member of — the 100 Bushels Club....
American Soybean Association (ASA) Vice-President Alan Kemper hosted on his farm recently a delegation of Chinese soybean buyers whose companies represent 85 percent of all Chinese soybean purchases....
The American Soybean Association (ASA) is urging all U.S. soybean producers, their family members, and agribusinesses to voice concerns with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule on the implementation of the expanded Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS-2) before next week’s Sept. 25 deadline for comments....
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Importing countries are certainly taking a liking to current U.S. soybean prices, a fact reflected in USDA’s Sept. 11 World Supply and Demand Estimate forecasting record U.S. exports this marketing year. ...
U.S. soybean farmers received an additional $2.5 billion in net returns over the last four years due to the biodiesel industry’s demand for soybean oil, a new study funded by the United Soybean Board and soybean checkoff shows....
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
For the most part, Mother Nature has provided U.S. commodity producers with a good mix of moisture and sunshine this season, resulting in projected records for soybean production and corn yield. ...
According to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office, peanut production in the state is forecast at 1.75 billion pounds, compared with last year’s 2.33 billion pounds....
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The U.S. soybean crop continues to build toward a new record, along with expected record yields for several southern states, according to USDA’s Sept. 11 Crop Production Report. ...
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