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University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, Sept. 4, 2020

Bob Stark, agricultural economics professor 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 Sept. 4,...

NCSU plans late-season soybean management webinar Sept. 11

Have questions about late-season insect and disease management? Want to learn about the new historical basis tool developed by North Carolina State Extension to aid in grain marketing? Please join us for a Zoom webinar at 8 a.m. EDT, Sept....

Mark your calendars for UArk’s Virtual Soybean Field Day Sept. 17

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture will present the latest in Arkansas soybean research during an online soybean field day Sept. 17. It will be the third of four commodity events held online to provide Arkansas growers...

3 ag chem wholesalers/retailers form joint venture as GreenPoint AG

Agri-AFC, GreenPoint AG and Tennessee Farmers Cooperative have formed a joint venture combining their agronomy operations and will operate under the banner "GreenPoint AG." The combination will include all operations of Agri-AFC LLC’s wholesale and retail business, GreenPoint AG’s retail...

Hurricane Laura damages some Louisiana soybeans, other row crops

Most Louisiana soybean fields are in decent shape following Hurricane Laura, but there are pockets of serious damage in areas that received strong winds and rain. “Statewide, the crop fared pretty well,” said LSU AgCenter soybean specialist David Moseley, who...

SDS appearing in Missouri bean fields — keep records for future use

University of Missouri Extension agronomists reported during their weekly teleconference that sudden death syndrome is showing up in soybean fields across the state. MU Extension plant pathologist Kaitlyn Bissonnette says she is not surprised that the yield-robbing disease has reared...

Nufarm launches Pather MTZ premix

Nufarm Americas Inc. has launched Panther MTZ herbicide, the latest in the Panther family of herbicide formulations. It contains a premix of metribuzin, a Weed Science Society of America Group 5, and flumioxazin, a Group 14. Together, they provide a...

Laura’s wicked winds twist soybeans, flatten rice in Arkansas

• By Mary Hightower • Bryce Baldridge, a Lawrence County Extension staff chair for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, heard the warnings Thursday night. “They said a tornado was headed for Bono which is where I live,” he...

MSU Extension extends free soil nematode tests to 2021

The Mississippi State University Extension Service is offering another year of free testing for often overlooked nematode pests that frequently cause poor crop performance. Soil-dwelling root-knot, reniform and soybean cyst nematodes are the most damaging nematode pests of Mississippi soybeans....

University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, Aug. 28, 2020

Bob Stark, agricultural economics professor 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 Aug. 28,...

BASF plans to launch triple-stacked E3 soybeans in 2021

BASF plans to launch Xitavo brand soybeans with the triple-stacked Enlist E3 technology in U.S. markets for the 2021 season. The varieties have been genetically modified to have tolerance to over-the-top applications of glufosinate, 2,4-D choline and glyphosate, according to...

Bored? Scout some soybeans!

• By Scott Stewart • As corn harvest begins and we start finishing off the cotton crop, it’s hard to find time to keep up the good fight on soybean insect management. But make no mistake — late August through...

NCSU offers tips to manage stink bugs in soybeans

• By Jenny Carleo • Stink bugs are more than a nuisance pest in soybeans, they cause direct damage to the crop by feeding on the developing pods. In this 2-minute video (below), entomologist and Extension specialist Dr. Dominic...

Hurricane Laura may affect early Arkansas harvest efforts

div { margin-right: 10px; } • By Ryan McGeeney • High winds and heavy rainfall from what forecasters expect will be a major hurricane — Hurricane Laura — will likely sweep through most of Arkansas by Friday, just as harvest nears for several...

With soybean rust on the uptick, consider treating later-planted beans

• By Heather Marie Kelly • With all the counties in Alabama with soybean rust present, many Middle Tennessee later-planted soybean fields will most likely benefit from a fungicide application for yield protection. Dr. Ed Sikora, Extension plant pathologist at Auburn...

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