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. ...
When market prices for agricultural commodities skyrocketed to record highs in 2008, so did prices for inputs such as fertilizer, fuel and seed. ...
By Roy Roberson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Asian soybean rust has made its way into the Carolinas about on schedule — too late to do much damage....
By Ginger Trice, University of Tennessee
In Tennessee, many soybean fields are looking good this year, but experts say more cases of Sudden Death Syndrome are showing up which means there could be trouble below in the form of soybean cyst nematodes....
Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer is applauding Kentucky’s farmers for achieving a record $4.84 billion in farm gate cash receipts in 2008....
By Brad Haire, University of Georgia
A recent University of Georgia report shows Georgia farmers will need 20 percent more water to grow their crops in the next four decades. ...
By Patricia McDaniels, University of Tennessee
Experts with University of Tennessee Extension have documented the presence of Asian soybean rust in the state. ...
Asian soybean rust continues to be a major concern for North American farmers, agri-business professionals and researchers, who came in record numbers to this year’s two-day Asian soybean rust short course in Quincy, Fla....
The Virginia Tech Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center (AREC) will hold its late-season field crops tour during the afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. 15. ...
The American Soybean Association (ASA) is encouraging all U.S. soybean producers, and their family members, neighbors and friends, to voice concerns with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule on the implementation of the expanded Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS-2). ...
In an effort to encourage producers to strive for higher yields and higher levels of oil and protein, the Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board (KSPB) and the Kentucky Soybean Association (KSA) announce the 2009 Kentucky Soybean Quality and Yield Contest....
By Roy Roberson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Asian soybean rust made its usual mid-August push into soybean production areas in the Delta and moved farther into Georgia, but still poses no imminent threat to the crop in the Carolinas, Virginia and Kentucky....
On Saturday, Aug. 15, Asian soybean rust was confirmed in multiple Mississippi counties. ...
The Betts brothers of Harnett County, N.C., grew up raising tobacco and, in 1991, assumed management of their father’s farm. ...
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