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UF cropping systems specialist joins MSU as endowed soybean agronomist

Michael J. Mulvaney is the new Edgar E. and Winifred B. Hartwig Endowed Chair in Soybean Agronomy at Mississippi State University. Mulvaney enters his MSU position after having worked as a cropping systems specialist at the University of Florida. A...

Arkansas soybean growers make the best of a challenging year

• By Ryan McGeeney • Now that nearly every last soybean has been harvested from Arkansas fields, Jeremy Ross, Extension soybean agronomist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, can put the harvest in perspective. The caveat being, of...

In-person Tri-State Soybean Forum rotates to Mississippi Jan. 7

The Tri-State Soybean Forum returns to Mississippi in 2022, organized as an in-person meeting Jan. 7 at the Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville. “We are so glad to be returning to a face-to-face meeting,” said Preston Aust, Mississippi...

Research continues into ways to combat sudden death syndrome

A Kansas State University plant pathologist says researchers and producers need to work together to control a soilborne disease in soybeans that can rob that crop of yields. “Sudden death syndrome is a soilborne disease of soybean that affects the...

High fertilizer costs likely to extend into spring planting

Despite price trends, soybean acres not expected to surpass corn in 2022 A dramatic rise in fertilizer prices is weighing heavily on U.S. crop farmers and input suppliers as they prepare for the 2022 planting season. Prices for nitrogen-based fertilizers...

Plan to attend Alabama Row Crops Short Course, Jan. 18-19

Alabama producers can brush up on best management practices and prepare for the upcoming growing seasons at the 2022 Alabama Row Crops Short Course. The course will be held Tuesday, Jan. 18, and Wednesday, Jan. 19, at the Embassy...

Oklahoma weather disrupted soybean production

Hot, dry, September weather across much of Oklahoma disrupted soybean development, leading to smaller-than-projected yields overall. Historically, 2021 will go down as a tale of two soybean crop choices: full-season and double-crop. The double-crop soybeans were planted following harvest of...

Syngenta trademarks new insecticide active ingredient

Syngenta Crop Protection has trademarked a new insecticide active ingredient, Plinazolin technology, for launch in the coming years. It contains the active ingredient isocycloseram, a member of the Insecticide Resistance Action Committee’s Group 30. This group of insecticides is known...

LSU AgCenter 2021 Official Soybean Variety Trial Preliminary Results

Selecting a soybean variety is one of the most important decisions a producer can make to have a successful crop. To help Louisiana soybean producers select the most suitable variety, the Louisiana State University AgCenter conducts an official variety trial...

Read the fine print: Who owns and controls farm data?

• By Brad Buck • With the rapid development of artificial intelligence, data derived from farms might be more valuable than the crops growers produce. That’s because farmers can make money from their data when companies use it for other...

LSU AgCenter to hold winter crop meeting Dec. 15

The LSU AgCenter is hosting a Winter Crop Meeting on Dec. 15 at the Scott Center on the Macon Ridge Research Station in Winnsboro, Louisiana. The goal is to give row crop producers information on strategies to diversify current...

Arkansas soybean harvest nears completion as market prices remain high

• By Ryan McGeeney • As the Arkansas soybean harvest drew to a close, both cash and December booking market prices remained above $12. After a year of tumultuous weather turns, a run of relatively clear weeks from the end of...

Researchers seek grower opinions on glufosinate use, performance

A collaborative project among weed scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Arkansas and University of Nebraska-Lincoln is underway to better understand glufosinate efficacy for weed management in U.S. soybeans. As part of this effort, a survey for growers,...

Rotate SCN-resistant seed varieties for optimal protection

Understanding the difference among soybean cyst nematode-resistant varieties may help soybean growers understand the importance of rotating sources of resistance, which is one of the “active SCN management” strategies advised by The SCN Coalition. For combating SCN during the...

Dicamba-resistant waterhemp confirmed in Tennessee

• By Larry Steckel and Delaney Foster • Results from greenhouse experiments and in-field research this summer confirm that Tennessee now has dicamba-resistant (DR) waterhemp. Moreover, our survey of weed escapes this fall sponsored by the Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board...

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