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2025 Soybean Variety Response to Iron Deficiency Chlorosis

DR. JUSTIN CALHOUN / MISSISSIPPI STATE, MISSISSIPPI With all the other things going on during the 2025 soybean season, we also received a lot of calls and questions about iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC). If you’re not familiar, IDC occurs in...

Missouri Soybean Farmers Strengthen Trade Ties with Mexico and Panama

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...

How Flooding Soybeans in Early Reproductive Stages Impacts Yield, Seed Composition

⋅ 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...

LSU AgCenter Variety and Fungicide Trials Help Determine Best Management Practices

⋅ 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...

Saltwater Intrusion on the East Coast

The Impact to North Carolina and Current Research Efforts ⋅ BY ANDREA GIBBS ⋅ Hyde County is located in the Tidewater region of North Carolina in an area referred to as the Blacklands. This area is known for its rich, dark,...

Research Leads to Potential Increases in Missouri Soybean Yield

⋅ 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...

Herbicide Drift Study Provides New Recommendations for Aerial Applications

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...

EPA Gives Update on Over-the-Top Uses of Dicamba

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...

The Importance of the Check-off: North Carolina

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...

The Importance of the Check-off: Arkansas

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...

IMPACT Agronomics

Revolutionizing the research and consulting model ⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅ EDITOR In 1984, Peele Agricultural Consulting, Inc. was launched in Beaufort, North Carolina, by Bill Peele. Later changed to IMPACT Agronomics, Inc., Peele began one of the first agricultural businesses in...

Soybeans: Liming and Fertilization

S oybeans grow best on soils of medium-to-high fertility and with favorable soil pH. Maximum yields are possible only when producers meet plant nutritional requirements and other basic production factors. Even if you use the best soybean varieties and cultural...

LSU AgCenter hires agronomist for soybeans, sugarcane

⋅ By Kenneth Gautreaux ⋅ Andre Reis was born and raised in the big city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, but at 16, he decided he wanted to go to the countryside and study agriculture. His career path has taken him...

Clemson releases MyIPM for Row Crops app

⋅ By Denise Attaway ⋅ South Carolina farmers have a new tool this year to help identify and defeat diseases and pests in their row crops. A MyIPM for Row Crops app was developed at Clemson University in collaboration with...

Herbicide-resistant weeds? K-State researcher hopes to crush them

A Kansas State University researcher in western Kansas says he may have an innovative way to kill weeds commonly found in farmers' fields: simply put, he wants to crush ‘em. That’s right, says Vipan Kumar, a weed scientist at the...

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