Walking rows of soybeans in the mid-summer heat is an exhausting but essential chore in breeding new cultivars. Researchers brave the heat daily during crucial parts of the growing season …
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Clemson Ag Outlook Conference offers advice on 2020’s ‘black swan’
• By Denise Attaway • As most will agree, 2020 has been a trying year but there is hope for the agricultural sector to drive away this black swan event …
Read More »2021 MSU soybean variety suggestions
• By Trent Irby • Many consider variety selection as one of the most important management decisions of the season. With lots of excellent soybean varieties to choose from, this …
Read More »Get soil tested at Clemson Ag Service Lab
Fall is in the air and hundreds of photos of changing landscape colors are being shot every day. Clemson University experts say pictures growers should focus on this season are …
Read More »Timely soybean harvest is needed to maintain yields, quality
Kentucky has experienced a couple weeks of dry weather. As a result, soybean producers need to pay close attention to their crops to make sure they get them out of …
Read More »Scout soybeans for stink bugs and defoliators through R7
• By Dominic Reisig • Although stink bugs were light across the state (with a few exceptions) in corn and cotton, it looks like we are having a stink bug …
Read More »Research explores factors affecting auxin herbicide injury to beans
Synthetic auxin products have given growers an important option for managing weed populations resistant to glyphosate and other herbicides. But according to an article featured in the journal Weed Technology, …
Read More »UK to continue research into surprising yield bump
University of Kentucky researchers are studying the reasons behind an unexpected yield increase that appeared in a doctoral student’s soybean research. Katherine Rod, UK doctoral student, was studying intensive management …
Read More »It’s a good time to scout for weeds
• By Larry Steckel • Some have been concerned about losing dicamba due to court or Environmental Protection Agency rulings. Everyone should be more concerned about losing dicamba and 2,4-D …
Read More »How to determine soybean irrigation termination timing
• By Trent Irby and Drew Gholson • While some acres have finished and combines have started moving across fields, other acres that were planted later are still progressing through …
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