In an effort to encourage producers to strive for higher yields and higher levels of oil and protein, the Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board (KSPB) is excited to announce the 2008 Kentucky Soybean Quality and Yield Contest....
The first forecast of Georgia's row crops indicates all yields are up from last year except for peanuts, which shows a slight decline. ...
By April Sorrow
University of Georgia
Georgia row crop farmers aren’t expecting a record-setting harvest this fall. ...
Based on conditions as of Aug. 1, U.S. corn production is now forecast at 12.3 billion bushels, down 6 percent from last year, but 17 percent above 2006....
Soybean growers in Kentucky and Tennessee have hopes of seeing some good yields come harvest time, even though some double-crop beans will need timely rainfall to adequately fill pods....
Little rain and above average temperatures have put North Carolina crops under stress....
A recent nationwide survey conducted by the United Soybean Board (USB) and soybean checkoff revealed that U.S. consumers strongly back U.S. soybean farmers and biodiesel....
Just over 30 percent of the Alabama corn crop is now rated in good to excellent condition as harvest begins moving forward. ...
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
By the time the rains stopped falling on the Midwest this spring, crops would be destroyed, people displaced, livestock destroyed, and planting progress halted. ...
Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer has announced 19 appointments and 2 alternate appointments to the United Soybean Board (Board). ...
U.S. soybean yields have been rising about one-half bushel per acre or 1 percent per year as farmers have found new and improved ways to grow the “miracle” bean....
The Kentucky soybean crop condition remained steady this past week, with single-crop beans generally doing better than their double-cropped cousins....
Reports out of South Carolina show a considerable acreage of corn is being cut for silage due to poor yield potential. ...
By Eddie McGriff
Extension Coordinator
Coffee County, Ga.
Farmers and scouts need to be on-guard for velvetbean caterpillars as they generally strike peanut and soybean fields in the first few weeks of August. ...
Afternoon showers and thunderstorms helped some Alabama crops last week, but even with the arrival of rainfall high temperatures were taking a toll. ...
By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
T.G. Gibson is a life-long farmer — and a good one. ...
The American Soybean Association (ASA) is now accepting applications for the 2009 Conservation Legacy Awards Program. Growers are encouraged to share their story of environmentalism and conservation with others by submitting an application to the program....
The Kentucky corn crop slipped a little this past week as hazy, hot and humid conditions continued. ...
U.S. growers do have a non-selective alternative to glyphosate....
The early-planted corn crop in South Carolina is not going to be much to write home about....
Crop conditions continue to vary widely across the lower Southeast and that is particularly true for Alabama where some corn was reported to be in the best shape in recent years, while other fields bordered on disaster. ...
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the most serious pest of soybean in Kentucky. ...
The North Carolina Soybean Producers Association was selected as the host to showcase agricultural production in the state as part of the Regional Exchange and Awareness Program (REAP) sponsored by the American Soybean Association and the United Soybean Board....
By Jim Langcuster
Auburn University
In terms of crops, the Tennessee Valley farm landscape is highly diverse, with more corn, soybeans and wheat visible than ever before....
By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
At of the end of June soybean rust seemed to be behaving about as it has the past couple of years — active in Florida and the lower Southeast, but making no northward threats....
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