Soybeans

North Carolina soybean growers brace for kudzu bug

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:13:00 +0000

By Natalie Hampton, North Carolina State University

Homeowners and soybean growers in North Carolina are in for a surprise this year, as kudzu bugs continue their march across the Southeast.

Rotation, innovation critical for South Carolina grower

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:40:00 +0000

Whether it be driving to nearby Myrtle Beach in his 1960s vintage Ford Galaxy convertible or planting crops on his Bennettsvillle, S.C., farm, Frankie Hinson has always done things a little differently than most folks and often getting surprising results.

Soybean growers facing kudzu bug control decisions in May

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:15:00 +0000

A lot of unknowns involved

By Dominic Reisig, North Carolina Extension Entomologist

Since the kudzu bug showed up on soybeans in Georgia, South Carolina and parts of our state in 2010-2011, there has not been a reported infestation on a commercially planted soybean field until the first generation kudzu bug adults have developed.

Kudzu bugs hitting South Carolina soybeans early

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:03:00 +0000

Kudzu bugs are a new pest from China and though they are spreading rapidly from south to north, heavy populations apparently have decided to stay in South Carolina.

Kudzu bug eggs found in North Carolina soybeans

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:57:00 +0000

By Dominic Reisig, North Carolina Extension Entomologist

Kudzu bug eggs have been found, with accompanying adults, on volunteer soybeans in Pamlico County.

Horseweed causing bigger headaches for cotton, soybean growers

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:52:00 +0000

Reduced-tillage a factor in weed's emergence

By Jim Langcuster, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

In the social sciences, they call it unintended consequences, in the military, collateral damage — good intentions gone awry.

Virginia row crops field day set for June 5

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:44:00 +0000

Growers in southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina will get to see the progress of a number of row crops and hear the latest in research-driven production information at a June 5, field day at the Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Suffolk, Va.

Commodity markets plea for more soybean acres

Fri, 11 May 2012 15:17:00 +0000

By Jennifer Stewart, Purdue University

The latest report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that U.S. soybean supplies could be at their lowest level relative to use since 1965 following the 2012-2013 cropping year.

U.S. soybean supply expected to dip to historic low

Fri, 11 May 2012 15:09:00 +0000

From the American Farm Bureau Federation

There are going to be more soybeans grown across the United States this year, but that increase will be dwarfed by the amount of soybeans that will be used and exported.

Dry weather causing corn, soybean concerns in Kentucky

Wed, 09 May 2012 11:41:00 +0000

By Katie Pratt, University of Kentucky

Dry weather this spring has some producers worrying about young crops already in the ground, or those soon to be.