When I was little, people would always ask me what my dad did for a living. I would always respond, beaming, and say, “He’s an agricultural consultant!”
“Oh, he must work in an office at a big firm,” they would...
Growing up, you likely heard at least one of these sayings from the so-called “Mom’s Handbook”: “Everything in moderation,”
“Too much of a good thing is never good” and/or “variety is the spice of life.”
The same can be applied to...
An old joke has it that cockroaches and whatever other object that seems to have more than nine lives will be the only things to survive a nuclear bomb. More recently, many growers have laughed that cockroaches and Palmer...
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Palmer amaranth, which has been dubbed a “super weed” by some, is definitely living up to its reputation. The weed already has documented resistance to six different modes of action:...
You undoubtedly have seen headlines, such as “10 worst cities in which to live” or “Top 10 worst cities for car theft,” in the popular press or online. The Weed Science Society of America has its own survey in...
Imagine that a soybean is a person who upon finding himself emerging in Southern soil that had recently been cleared to make way for him, he might have heard the other crops whispering, “He’s not from around here…”
“No, I’m...
Recently, the American Soybean Association (ASA) released remarks in which it stated that ASA welcomed legislation introduced by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and backed by a bipartisan group of senators including Sens. Michael Enzi (RWyo.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Jeff...
This month, Dr. Kurt Guidry, LSU AgCenter Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, shares his thoughts about the soybean market. Following are Guidry's comments from the "Market Situation and Update" April 1 report:
Dr. Kurt Guidry: As with the corn market,...
Dr. Kurt Guidry, an ag economist with LSU AgCenter, shares his thoughts about the current soybean market.
Dr. Kurt Guidry: The soybean market is really shaping up to be a tale of two contrasting stories. On the one...
By Carroll Smith
Editor
This month, Dr. Kurt Guidry, an agricultural economist with LSU AgCenter in Baton Rouge, shares his thoughts about the current soybean market. Following are his comments:
Dr. Kurt Guidry:
While historically tight supplies for the 2012/13 marketing year have...
By Carroll Smith
Editor
This month, two well respected economists, Dr. Mark Welch with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, and Dr. Kurt Guidry with LSU AgCenter, shared their thoughts about the soybean market. Following are their comments:
Dr. Mark Welch:
Soybeans seem...
By Carroll Smith
Editor
When it comes to the 2012 Farm Bill, everyone involved in U.S. agriculture agrees that Congress needs to get it right, but, just as importantly, get ‘er done – on time, that is.
The American Soybean Association (ASA)...
By Carroll Smith
Editor
In 1928, 84 years ago, a national organization was founded by a group of young farmers that would have a profound influence on American agriculture – Future Farmers of America (FFA). Thirtythree young men came together at...
By Carroll Smith
Editor
Melvin Brees, the market/policy Extension associate, FAPRI, University of Missouri, writes an insightful grain column each month titled “Decisive Marketing.” Highlights from this column are typically featured each time we publish Soybean South and Corn South.
In order...
By Carroll Smith
Editor
Almost every producer across the South has worn many a pencil to the nub this year trying to figure out what crops to plant in light of stunning commodity prices across the board. For the past couple...
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