Industry News

The 2020 Louisiana State University AgCenter Dean Lee Research and Extension Center virtual field tour will be on the internet starting at 8:30 a.m. CDT, July 20. “Our scientists’ research at Dean Lee has continued during the pandemic,” said Daniel...

Kinze Manufacturing plans to add a 16-row 4905 True Speed planter model to its offerings for 2021. This follows a previous announcement that the company planned to introduce a 24-row 4905 planter for 2021. “The 16-row configuration was originally planned...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently registered Elevest insecticide from FMC Corp. for use on several crops, including cotton, soybeans, sweet corn, peanut and potatoes. The product is a premix of the full rate of Rynaxypyr — the brand...

The Environmental Protection Agency has approved label changes to Chetah Herbicide from Nufarm Americas Inc. that allows postemergence use on glufosinate-tolerant crops, including soybeans, cotton, corn and canola. “The new language provides clarity around the use of Cheetah in all...

BASF and equipment manufacturer AGCO plan to join forces on BASF’s Operation Weed Eradication initiative. The collaboration will provide farmers with agronomic expertise to help promote best practices for on-farm eradication of pigweed, according to a news release. Herbicide-resistant pigweed...

The LSU AgCenter has appointed David O. Moseley assistant professor and state soybean specialist. Moseley has responsibilities for coordinating Extension soybean activities, including oversight of official variety trials and off-station variety core block demonstrations across the state. “Optimizing production practices and...

Informative presentations, an extensive trade show, and an opportunity to network with some of the leaders in corn and soybean production are all on the agenda for the 2020 West Tennessee Grain and Soybean Producers Conference. This University of Tennessee...

The 2020 versions of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture publications on managing insects, weeds and plant diseases are now available online, through Cooperative Extension Service offices across the state, and, in one case, as a mobile-friendly...

United Soybean Board farmer-directors elected Jim Carroll III from Brinkley, Arkansas, as chair at the recent annual board meeting. In addition, 19 new directors, appointed by Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, were sworn in by the U.S. Department of...

Due to the prolonged and extensive impacts of weather this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the deadline to Dec. 20 for producers to enroll in the Dairy Margin Coverage program for the 2020 calendar year. The...

The J.R. Simplot Co., a privately held food and agribusiness company headquartered in Boise, Idaho, has agreed to acquire all of the interests in Pinnacle Agriculture Enterprises LLC and its subsidiaries. The acquisition will bring together two distributors of...

The American Soybean Association wants to recognize an outstanding high school senior interested in pursuing agriculture by presenting him or her with a $5,000 scholarship. The Soy Scholarship is a one-time award presented to a high school senior who plans...

Soybean growers who faced weather-ravaged crops in the 2019 season will hear guidance for production and marketing decisions during the 2020 Tri-State Soybean Forum, Jan. 3, in Dumas, Arkansas. The meeting will be held at the Dumas Community Center, 18...

The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Saltro fungicide soybean seed treatment from Syngenta to control sudden death syndrome and nematodes. The seed treatment contains the active ingredient Adepidyn, the brand name for pydiflumetofen, an SDHI fungicide. It belongs to the...

Nufarm Americas Inc. has gained approval in 28 states for its new seed-applied nematicide, Trunemco, for use in soybeans, corn and cotton. This follows Environmental Protection Agency registration in May. States in which it is now registered include Texas,...