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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...

This section offers a partial listing of soybean varieties suited for the Southern growing region. For more offerings, contact your local seed representative. AgVenture Midsouth 42C2RR • Light Tawny with better than average shatter score • Farmer proven multiple years • Plant shows good width...

Arkansas soybean breeder honored Pengyin Chen, professor of crop, soil and environmental sciences and soybean breeder for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy. The award will be...

Making the proper variety selections is extremely important to the overall success of a soybean crop, according to Jared Whitaker, a member of the soybean team with the University of Georgia. Variety selection is a process, and growers need to...

This section offers a partial listing of soybean varieties suited for the Southern growing region. For more offerings, contact your local seed representative. AgVenture Midsouth 42C2RR • Light Tawny with better than average shatter score • Farmer proven multiple years • Plant shows good...

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...

New residual herbicide available Fierce herbicide, the newest residual from Valent U.S.A. Corporation, received registration for corn last year and is now available to soybean growers for the longest-lasting, broadest spectrum control of broadleaves and grasses, including species that are...

Soybeans are affected by both early and late-season insect pests. New pesticide formulations now provide more convenient and effective products to help manage these challenges. Pests are moving targets as anyone in the field can testify. Migration, overwintering species, resistance...

Leadership, education and research all have been recognized recently within the Southern soybean states via an endowed chair at MSU and a new president of SSDW. A Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board (MSPB) investment in the Edgar E. Hartwig Endowed Chair...

Intensive watering practices are a major concern for producers in areas where irrigation water contains elevated levels of salt. By Dr. Josh Lofton Growers throughout the Mid-South have grown accustomed to experiencing hot and dry conditions throughout the months of May...

Siebert accepts Southern position SiebertDow AgroSciences has named Jonathan Siebert as an Enlist field specialist in the Mid-South and Texas. Siebert has extensive experience in weed science, agronomics, cotton and sensitivecrop research. Regulatory approvals for the Enlist system are pending...

New product introductions and research are giving soybean growers more options to fight key pests that have been problematic over the past several years. It's a welcome respite for growers tackling a number of emerging pest management issues. In Southern...

The 2012 growing season was one of extremes in many areas. Too little rain was received during critical crop phases in many areas, while some pockets had heavy, unpredictable rains and wind damage. In 2012, growers who planned ahead and...

The Arkansas Soybean Association has announced the winners of the 2012 Go for the Green Yield Challenge, which is funded by the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board. Winners were recognized at the annual meeting of the Arkansas Soybean Association in...