LINDA GEIST COLUMBIA, MISSOURI  Farmers know that fertilizer prices fluctuate. They have seen a substantial shift in potassium (K) and phosphorus (P) prices, from low prices in the 2020 growing season to the highest prices in the past decade for fertilizer...

MANINDER SINGH, DR. BENJAMIN AGYEI, PATRICK COPELAND AND LORATO WOOD EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN Planting field crops takes time, and most growers manage large acreages that must be prepared and planted each season. Starting early in the spring, when field conditions are considered...

JEFFREY A. DAVIS, DR. DAWSON D. KERNS, AND DR. JAMES VILLEGAS BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA Last year, in 2025, we piloted a program to proactively evaluate insecticide efficacy to acephate amongst redbanded stink bug populations throughout the state. Acephate is the most...

CHARLEY MARTINEZ KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE This week the markets started lower across all months. There was some steam in the middle of the week, but the steam gave out Thursday and Friday. Hence, why most commodities are down this week, some more...

DR. GIOVANI PREZA FONTES, FEDERICO ROLLE AND DR. JOHN JONES URBANA, ILLINOIS Recent dust storm events in central Illinois and across the Midwest have renewed attention on soil conservation, especially after the tragic May 2023 event near Springfield that caused an...

DR. CHARLEY MARTINEZ KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE This week brought some much welcomed weather across Tennessee. Prices surged in corn and soybean spot prices and across the boards for both commodities. Given where the boards are for November soybeans and December corn, I...

JUSTIN CALHOUN BATON ROUGE, MISSISSIPPI After taking a year off, the soybean “short list” is back. Below are the 2026 Soybean Variety Suggestions developed through Mississippi State University variety testing programs. To build this list, we use harvest data from both the...

DR. CHARLEY MARTINEZ KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE This week, spot prices in the soybean market have continued to rally. I spent the second half of the week at the USDA World Ag Outlook and notable takeaways for me was the projection for farm...

DR. CHARLEY MARTINEZ KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE This week brought some much welcomed price swings in all commodities. Most notable of the price swings was in the soybean market. The futures board continued another increase this week in prices, but the spot market...

DR. CHARLEY MARTINEZ KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE This week brought some much welcomed weather across Tennessee. Prices surged in corn and soybean spot prices and across the boards for both commodities. Given where the boards are for November soybeans and December corn, I...

DR. GIOVANI PREZA FONTES URBANA, ILLINOIS There is a growing interest in wheat/soybean double-cropping systems in Illinois, extending into parts of central Illinois where wheat acreage has been limited in recent decades. USDA-NASS survey estimates that 60-80% of Illinois wheat acres...

Several farms with outstanding production practices and more ideal weather conditions were honored for their top yields and grain quality at the Kentucky Commodity Conference in Bowling Green on Jan. 15. The various contests are administered by faculty of the University of...

DR. JUSTIN CALHOUN / MISSISSIPPI STATE, MISSISSIPPI With all the other things going on during the 2025 soybean season, we also received a lot of calls and questions about iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC). If you’re not familiar, IDC occurs in...

A delegation of Missouri soybean farmers and industry representatives recently traveled to Mexico and Panama to strengthen trade relationships, engage with agricultural leaders, and explore new market opportunities for Missouri-grown soybeans. The Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council organized the trade mission...

⋅ BY JOHN LOVETT ⋅ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station With an increasing frequency and intensity of flooding events and an eye to capitalize on a common rice production technique, soybean breeders are on a quest...