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⋅ BY JOHN LOVETT ⋅ UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE Farmers and agricultural aviators may be able to reduce herbicide drift by making simple adjustments, according to a recently published study. The study, published in Nature’s “Scientific Reports” journal late...

New tool evaluates in-season tissue potassium levels, maximizing profitability. • By Trent Roberts • Potassium deficiency is the primary limitation affecting soybean profitability. Producers must carefully manage potassium levels in their soil by knowing when, where and how much fertilizer to...

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...

Despite control measures the Environmental Protection Agency’ implemented in October 2020, 2021 reports show little change in number, severity or geographic extent of dicamba-related incidents compared to reports the agency received before 2020. Dicamba use has been subject to considerable...

A Kansas State University plant pathologist says researchers and producers need to work together to control a soilborne disease in soybeans that can rob that crop of yields. “Sudden death syndrome is a soilborne disease of soybean that affects the...

Despite price trends, soybean acres not expected to surpass corn in 2022 A dramatic rise in fertilizer prices is weighing heavily on U.S. crop farmers and input suppliers as they prepare for the 2022 planting season. Prices for nitrogen-based fertilizers...

Scientists work to get a handle on taproot decline A monster that lives by eating the dead is hiding underground, and it has developed a taste for soybeans. For the past two years, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station researchers have worked in...

• By Larry Steckel • Retailers and basic suppliers are all concerned about herbicide shortages in 2022. We all can recall similar concerns this past spring. In most cases applicators were able to get what they needed. However, this spring retailers...

Hot, dry, September weather across much of Oklahoma disrupted soybean development, leading to smaller-than-projected yields overall. Historically, 2021 will go down as a tale of two soybean crop choices: full-season and double-crop. The double-crop soybeans were planted following harvest of...

Selecting a soybean variety is one of the most important decisions a producer can make to have a successful crop. To help Louisiana soybean producers select the most suitable variety, the Louisiana State University AgCenter conducts an official variety trial...

• By Brad Buck • With the rapid development of artificial intelligence, data derived from farms might be more valuable than the crops growers produce. That’s because farmers can make money from their data when companies use it for other...

• By Ryan McGeeney • As the Arkansas soybean harvest drew to a close, both cash and December booking market prices remained above $12. After a year of tumultuous weather turns, a run of relatively clear weeks from the end of...

A collaborative project among weed scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Arkansas and University of Nebraska-Lincoln is underway to better understand glufosinate efficacy for weed management in U.S. soybeans. As part of this effort, a survey for growers,...

Understanding the difference among soybean cyst nematode-resistant varieties may help soybean growers understand the importance of rotating sources of resistance, which is one of the “active SCN management” strategies advised by The SCN Coalition. For combating SCN during the...

• By Larry Steckel and Delaney Foster • Results from greenhouse experiments and in-field research this summer confirm that Tennessee now has dicamba-resistant (DR) waterhemp. Moreover, our survey of weed escapes this fall sponsored by the Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board...