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Enlist E3 soybeans clear last hurdle with Philippines import approval

The Enlist E3 soybean has cleared its final hurdle with the Philippines giving regulatory approval to imports of soybeans containing the trait. The move will mean farmers can plant the soybeans this season without worrying about segregating them during harvest....

MSU opens Ag Water Research Center, seeks grower participation

The Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service have joined together to open a new research center focused on water management in the Mississippi Delta. The Agricultural Water Research Center, housed on the...

Give your irrigation system a tune-up before spring use season

Irrigation systems are one the most essential components of a farmer’s toolbox. After sitting idle during the winter, now is the time farmers should check their systems before the spring growing season. According to University of Georgia Assistant Professor Wes...

Louisiana Ag Consultants Association awards six scholarships

During its recent annual meeting, the Louisiana Agricultural Consultants Association awarded six scholarships totaling $12,000. Also recognized was Dennis Burns, who received the County Agent of the Year award. Burns serves Catahoula, Concordia and Tensas parishes, and he specializes in agricultural...

University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, Feb. 15, 2019

Bob Stark, agricultural economics professor with the University of Arkansas’ School of Agriculture and Southeast Research & Extension Center, Monticello, and Jeremy Ross, assistant professor and Extension soybean agronomist, Little Rock, review the trading week in Arkansas, ending Feb....

SmartIrrigation app will help Georgia soybean producers manage water

Georgia soybean and blueberry farmers will soon have smartphone applications to supplement their practical knowledge with technical data on when to irrigate crops. The SmartIrrigation app, set to be released this year for both iOS and Android devices, uses detailed...

Gone viral

Targeted, environmentally friendly approach enlists beneficial organism to control corn earworm in soybeans. • By Vicky Boyd, Editor • Monty Bohanan, who farms with his brother, Derek, near Stuttgart, Arkansas, likes to joke that the biological worm control they tried on soybeans in...

MSU revises Insect Control Guide

Sure to be a best-seller, Mississippi State University's "2019 Insect Control Guide for Agronomic Crops" is available for free download from https://bit.ly/2tahYVv. The 129-page manual contains insect-related information on the gamut of Delta crops, ranging from soybeans to rice and cotton. In...

Missouri Soybean Association names yield contest winners

Despite a summer drought and wet harvest conditions, Missouri soybean farmers brought big yields for the Missouri Soybean Association’s annual soybean yield contest Results from  contest are now finalized with the highest yields topping 90 bushels per acre. This compares...

University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, Feb. 1, 2019

Bob Stark, agricultural economics professor with the University of Arkansas’ School of Agriculture and Southeast Research & Extension Center, Monticello, and Jeremy Ross, assistant professor and Extension soybean agronomist, Little Rock, review the trading week in Arkansas, ending Feb....

LSU AgCenter names Sebe Brown state Extension entomologist

The Louisiana State University AgCenter recently gave Sebe Brown, assistant professor of entomology, statewide Extension responsibilities in cotton, corn, soybeans and grain sorghum insect pest management. Brown is located at the AgCenter Dean Lee Research Station in Alexandria, where in...

North Carolina yield contest winner tops 104 bushels per acre

In 2018, 24 growers entered the North Carolina Soybean Yield Contest, down from 62 entries in 2017. The harvest windows were narrow in 2018; many growers were not slowing down to measure soybean yield contest plots. Nonetheless, growers had some impressive...

University of Georgia recognizes high-yielding soybean growers

Georgia’s top soybean producers were honored for producing high yields during the 2018 growing season at the recent Georgia-Florida Soybean/Small Grain Expo in Perry, Georgia. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension sponsors the Georgia Soybean Production Contest every year to emphasize...

University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, Jan. 25, 2019

Bob Stark, agricultural economics professor with the University of Arkansas’ School of Agriculture and Southeast Research & Extension Center, Monticello, and Jeremy Ross, assistant professor and Extension soybean agronomist, Little Rock, review the trading week in Arkansas, ending Jan....

FSA plans to reopen offices, add services during government shutdown

All Farm Service Agency offices nationwide will reopen shortly to provide additional administrative services to farmers and ranchers during the government shutdown. The announcement by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue came after select FSA offices provided limited hours of service...

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