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Plan to attend Alabama Row Crops Short Course, Jan. 18-19

Alabama producers can brush up on best management practices and prepare for the upcoming growing seasons at the 2022 Alabama Row Crops Short Course. The course will be held Tuesday, Jan. 18, and Wednesday, Jan. 19, at the Embassy...

Oklahoma weather disrupted soybean production

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...

University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, Nov. 26, 2021

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 Nov....

Syngenta trademarks new insecticide active ingredient

Syngenta Crop Protection has trademarked a new insecticide active ingredient, Plinazolin technology, for launch in the coming years. It contains the active ingredient isocycloseram, a member of the Insecticide Resistance Action Committee’s Group 30. This group of insecticides is known...

LSU AgCenter 2021 Official Soybean Variety Trial Preliminary Results

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...

Read the fine print: Who owns and controls farm data?

• 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...

LSU AgCenter to hold winter crop meeting Dec. 15

The LSU AgCenter is hosting a Winter Crop Meeting on Dec. 15 at the Scott Center on the Macon Ridge Research Station in Winnsboro, Louisiana. The goal is to give row crop producers information on strategies to diversify current...

Arkansas soybean harvest nears completion as market prices remain high

• 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...

University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, Nov. 19, 2021

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 Nov....

Researchers seek grower opinions on glufosinate use, performance

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,...

Rotate SCN-resistant seed varieties for optimal protection

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...

University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, Nov. 12, 2021

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 Nov....

Dicamba-resistant waterhemp confirmed in Tennessee

• 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...

LSU AgCenter economists offer tools for farmers to monitor bottom lines

With agricultural input costs on a rapid rise and the volatility of current commodity markets, farmers are having to tighten their belts to stay in the black. To navigate the complicated economic nature of operating a profitable farming operation, the...

It’s time to sample soil for pathogenic nematodes

• By Heather Marie Kelly • Taking soil samples this fall? Why not send them for nematode screening. Take the test and beat the pest! Read on to learn how to take and submit soil samples and the importance of soybean...

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