With agricultural input costs on a rapid rise and the volatility of current commodity markets, farmers are having to tighten their belts to stay in the black.
To navigate the complicated economic nature of operating a profitable farming operation, the...
• By Heather Marie Kelly •
Taking soil samples this fall? Why not send them for nematode screening.
Take the test and beat the pest! Read on to learn how to take and submit soil samples and the importance of soybean...
Farmers understand fertilizer prices fluctuate with time.
“We are living through a substantial shift in potassium and phosphorus prices, from low prices in the 2020 growing season to the highest prices in the past decade for fertilizer purchased now for...
Unpredictable rain is just one of the many challenges soybean producers face every year. However, certain soybean varieties may be better at tolerating an extended period of dry weather than others.
Researchers with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture...
The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board, a producer-led organization serving the state’s soybean industry through research, education and promotion, is celebrating Arkansas Soybean Month.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson proclaimed November to be Arkansas Soybean Month in 2021 to honor soybean producers and...
As of this week, about 60% of our soybean crop has begun dropping leaves, a good sign of full maturity and harvest in the near future. As of Oct. 25, about 10% of the soybean crop has already been...
• By John Lovett •
A three-year study conducted by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station shows that cover crops can improve yields in soybean fields. The study also answers a lingering question about wheat-double-crop systems.
The cost of a cover crop...
The North Carolina State University Agricultural and Resource Economics Team has developed a Crop Comparison Tool to aid growers in decision making for the upcoming season.
The exercise is complicated by the considerable increase in many input prices and has...
The Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station is taking part in research to fight the battle against herbicide-resistant weeds.
Catching weed seeds before they start a new generation of herbicide-resistant plants is the tactic behind a relatively new method in the United...
• By Angela McClure •
Harvest and delivery delays this fall can be blamed partly on the weather and partly on the continued impact of Hurricane Ida on grain movement through the system. I have received a number of calls...
• By Virginia Sykes •
Which soybean variety is best suited to my region? State variety testing programs provide critical research to help answer that question by evaluating hundreds of soybean varieties every year across multiple locations within a state....
Mississippians are exploring the relatively new and growing carbon offset market, although many issues related to this market remain under discussion.
Larry Oldham, soil specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said daily, normal activities such as driving vehicles,...
• By Ed Sikora •
Soybeans in Alabama can be damaged by various nematodes with root-knot (Fig. 1), soybean cyst and reniform nematodes the most common culprits. Soil samples are the best way to correctly determine if plant-parasitic nematodes are...
• By Larry Steckel and Delaney Foster •
Several retailers and growers in recent weeks have asked about switching away from Xtend soybeans due to the poor pigweed control they have seen in consecutive years in some fields. There are...
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed new members to the Arkansas State Plant Board to fill positions left vacant under an Arkansas Supreme Court ruling earlier this year.
“The Plant Board is one of the most significant commissions for Arkansas agriculture,...
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