Production

A relative newcomer to soybean development, Bayer has reconfirmed its commitment to the Mid-South industry with the recent completion of a new soybean breeding station near Marion, Ark. The Marion facility joins the Soybean Breeding and Trait Development Station Bayer completed...

Flanked by members of Arkansas'  rice, soybean and wheat promotion boards, officials with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture dedicated a new foundation seed processing plant, Aug. 9, outside of Stuttgart. The state-of-the-art plant, which was built on university property...

The Plant Management Network has launched a new "Focus on Soybean" webcast that examines the complexities of data collection and prescriptive farming methods. Narrated by Dr. John Fulton, an associate professor in Ohio State University's Food, Agriculture and Biological Engineering...

Heading into this season, Extension weed specialists were concerned about Environmental Protection Agency registrations not keeping pace with herbicide-resistant traits. Their worries, in particular, focused on Xtend soybeans and cotton from Monsanto, which have been genetically modified to resist...

The latest Roundup Ready soybean release from the University of Arkansas breeding program—UA 5715GT—offers higher yields and a more upright plant structure than its predecessor. As with UA 5414RR, growers can save seed for planting the following year and don't...

In the South, consultants keep a sharp lookout for economic thresholds of insect pests and take action when necessary to keep them under control. By Carroll Smith Soybean insects are monitored closely throughout the season in the South to spot populations...

Plant frogeye leaf spot-resistant varieties and avoid solo QoI applications if fungicides are needed. By Vicky Boyd Editor As strobilurin-resistant frogeye leaf spot (FLS) continues to expand across much of the Southern soybean production region, Extension specialists say using resistant varieties remains a grower’s best option. “The No. 1 recommendation I...

You undoubtedly have seen headlines, such as “10 worst cities in which to live” or “Top 10 worst cities for car theft,” in the popular press or online. The Weed Science Society of America has its own survey in...

Kudzu bugs have been detected on kudzu in several Arkansas counties, prompting a warning to scout and only treat if economic thresholds are reached. The pest was first detected in Arkansas in 2013, and populations have been building since. In...

With high seed prices and low commodity prices, you may be tempted to reduce seeding rates. Unfortunately, there isn't much data to back those decisions. A group of studies conducted in Iowa from 2009-2015 found that planting date was a...

University of Georgia researchers suspect that declining kudzu bug numbers may be due to natural enemies, but they don't know for sure. “We can’t positively say it’s due to their natural enemies, but kudzu bug populations are decreasing,” Ian Knight,...

Last season a handful of Missouri growers got a chance to test out new Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans. Here's what they learned. By Carroll Smith Last year, Brad Gilmer and Lance Lawson grew seed production for Roundup Ready 2 Xtend...

Newly named soybean taproot decline disease continues to plague growers after a decade, but researchers are hot on the trail. By Vicky Boyd Editor A soybean malady first noticed about 10 years ago causing plant mortality and dubbed the "mystery disease"...

Draft a weed-control plan before planting, don’t skimp on preplant treatments and rotate modes of action. Soybeans are expected to see another low point in commodity prices this year, but that won’t change the pre-planting habits of Mid-South growers, such...