By Mary Hightower • U of A System Division of Agriculture Fast facts: Barber honored with soybean research award Second time to be honored by the conference If not for a text from a colleague, Tom Barber might not have been...

Doctors prescribe a daily probiotic to keep a body healthy and working well, which is especially crucial during cold and flu season. One main job of a probiotic is to fight off bad bacteria and keep a healthy balance...

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...

AgriLife Extension providing trainings across state with updates Cotton, corn and soybean producers in 22 Texas counties will be restricted on the use of two popular herbicides this growing season after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency renews registrations. Green cotton plants...

Higher agricultural production costs are in store for the new year, but Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service specialists have a few suggestions to help relieve some of the impacts on South Carolina farmers.The first bit of advice comes from...

By Maria M. Lameiras, University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Educational Sciences News The $1.2 million award will allow plant pathologist Melissa Mitchum (pictured) to study the metabolic basis of SCN resistance and its effects on plant growth while...

• By Kenneth Gautreaux • Andre Reis was born and raised in the big city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, but at 16, he decided he wanted to go to the countryside and study agriculture. His career path has taken him...

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...

Bob Stark, agricultural economics professor emeritus with the University of Arkansas’ School of Agriculture and Southeast Research & Extension Center, Monticello, and Jeremy Ross, professor and Extension soybean agronomist, Little Rock, review the trading week in Arkansas ending Dec....

Researchers from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture outline gains in all major agricultural sectors in this year’s economic report to the governor, a marked improvement from the previous fiscal year that reflected depressed global demand for U.S....

• By Bonnie Coblentz • High commodity prices in 2021 pushed Mississippi agriculture to a sharp increase in total value — a record estimated $8.33 billion — despite a huge decline in government assistance aimed at coronavirus relief. Agriculture’s estimated value...

An improved price environment for soybeans pushed the crop’s value of production to near record highs in Mississippi in 2021. Soybean production grew about 25% from $1.2 billion in 2020 to $1.49 billion this year. It is Mississippi’s second largest...

University of Tennessee Extension and the Tennessee Soybean Promotion Council collaborated with producers across the state during 2021 to host the Top Bean state soybean yield contest. Harvest delays and lower than optimal yields for some contestants reduced the total...

Pioneer introduced a diverse new class of 87 corn and soybean seed products to the U.S. market for 2022. Of those, 37 are soybeans. These advancements, powered by elite genetics derived from the Corteva Agriscience global germplasm library, build on...