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CHARLEY MARTINEZ KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE Ahead of next week’s USDA March Intentions report, traders are positioning for a notable shift in planted acreage. Corn acreage is expected to come in at 94.37 million acres, according to market expectations, which would represent a...

ADAM RUSSELL COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS Robert Puckett, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist and associate professor in the Texas A&M Department of Entomology, has helped landowners across Texas and around the world fight red imported fire ants. He offers expert advice for getting rid...

LINDA GEIST COLUMBIA, MISSOURI  Farmers know that fertilizer prices fluctuate. They have seen a substantial shift in potassium (K) and phosphorus (P) prices, from low prices in the 2020 growing season to the highest prices in the past decade for fertilizer...

MANINDER SINGH, DR. BENJAMIN AGYEI, PATRICK COPELAND AND LORATO WOOD EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN Planting field crops takes time, and most growers manage large acreages that must be prepared and planted each season. Starting early in the spring, when field conditions are considered...

JEFFREY A. DAVIS, DR. DAWSON D. KERNS, AND DR. JAMES VILLEGAS BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA Last year, in 2025, we piloted a program to proactively evaluate insecticide efficacy to acephate amongst redbanded stink bug populations throughout the state. Acephate is the most...

CHARLEY MARTINEZ KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE This week the markets started lower across all months. There was some steam in the middle of the week, but the steam gave out Thursday and Friday. Hence, why most commodities are down this week, some more...

A delegation of Missouri soybean farmers and industry representatives recently traveled to Mexico and Panama to strengthen trade relationships, engage with agricultural leaders, and explore new market opportunities for Missouri-grown soybeans. The Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council organized the trade mission...

⋅ BY JOHN LOVETT ⋅ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station With an increasing frequency and intensity of flooding events and an eye to capitalize on a common rice production technique, soybean breeders are on a quest...

⋅ BY DAVID MOSELEY, BOYD PADGETT, AND TREY PRICE ⋅ LSU AgCenter The LSU AgCenter conducts research that provides valuable information for Louisiana farmers. To help growers make informed decisions about variety selection and fungicide use, the LSU AgCenter conducts side-by-side...

⋅ BY LINDA GEIST ⋅ Missouri soybean yields have the potential to reach or exceed national averages, says University of Missouri Extension state soybean specialist Andre Reis. Nationally, soybean yields have grown at a pace of 0.4 bushel per acre per...

Soybeans offer a potential late-season food source for pollinators but are sensitive to damage from herbicide drift, or when an herbicide moves away from its intended target. Researchers with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station conducted a study to determine...

On Feb. 14, 2024, EPA issued an Existing Stocks Order for Dicamba Products Previously Registered for Over-the-Top Use on Dicamba-Tolerant Cotton and Soybean. This Order addresses use of the formerly registered dicamba products and authorizes limited sale and distribution...

A Look at Current and Future Soybean Research Across Two States in the South NORTH CAROLINA A Q&A with Jeff Chandler, research coordinator for the North Carolina Soybean Producers Association Q: What are some of your current and main research studies? A: The...

A Look at Current and Future Soybean Research Across Two States in the South ARKANSAS Shaping the Future of Agriculture: Innovations in Soybean Research Five University of Arkansas scholars are making significant strides in soybean research to spur innovation in traditional...

How Change in the Planting System Influenced the South ⋅ BY DANNY E. BRADSHAW ⋅ With the success across the South in growing indeterminate soybeans and the Early Soybean Production System (ESPS), many questions remain about the history of the system....