Tennessee’s Dyer County FFA members participated in a fun and educational in-field experience by scouting the latest in soybean technology during the 2011 season. By Carroll Smith Many worthy facets of an agricultural education take place in Future Farmers of America (FFA) classrooms...

The NRCS’s Web Soil Survey began as an online tool for pulling up soils information. Now this smartphone app provides a much faster way to retrieve ‘all things about soils.’ A new smartphone application, or “app,” is available as a...

Industry program recognizes proactive efforts of retailers, crop consultants and county Extension agents in the fight against weed resistance. Retailer Jim Corley, Jimmy Sanders Seed Company, Clarksdale, Miss., understands the importance of educating producers on what they can do to...

When first-time soybean farmer Lonnie Ingram of Braman, Okla., walked into his field of Asgrow Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans, he was surprised with what he found: a five-bean pod. “I walked into the field to see if...

This section offers a partial listing of soybean varieties suited for the Southern growing region. For more offerings, contact your local seed representative.   AgVenture Midsouth 44K4RR • Shorter plant type adapts well with narrow rows and irrigation • “C” gene for Phytophthora Root...

By Carroll Smith Editor Melvin Brees, the market/policy Extension associate, FAPRI, University of Missouri, writes an insightful grain column each month titled “Decisive Marketing.” Highlights from this column are typically featured each time we publish Soybean South and Corn South. In order...

Tennessee and Mississippi Delta soybean farmers share their strategies for putting together effective weed control programs. Two Mid-South soybean producers have found a way to knock out glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth. Steve North and Charlie Yancey both broadcast a postemergence treatment...

Whether surface or sprinkler irrigation methods are used on soybeans, the moisture availability that they provide creates the potential for increased yields over dryland production. Availability of moisture always ranks near the top when growth and yield factors are rated...

Special program recognizes retailers, consultants and county Extension agents who are proactively involved in the fight against weed resistance. From a personal perspective, Chuck Foresman, manager for weed resistance strategies for Syngenta, has been working on the phenomenon that now...

Redbanded stink bug, the brown marmorated stink bug and the kudzu bug are ‘the big three’ to watch for. By Carroll Smith The redbanded stink bug, a recurring problem in Louisiana, was first discovered in West Baton Rouge Parish close to...

The EPA has approved registration of CruiserMaxx Plus insecticide/fungicide seed treatment for use on soybeans. It will join the CruiserMaxx beans brand family as a new formulation and will offer all of the benefits of CruiserMaxx insecti-cide/fungicide seed treatment, plus...

By Carroll Smith Editor Almost every producer across the South has worn many a pencil to the nub this year trying to figure out what crops to plant in light of stunning commodity prices across the board. For the past couple...

Glyphosate-resistant weeds, especially Palmer amaranth, have soybean growers in the South once again pondering their early season weed control options. By Bob Scott Before the introduction of Roundup Ready soybeans, weed control in soybeans began with the selection of a residual...

North Carolina producer gets postemerge control of glyphosate-resistant weeds in soybeans from a product that he typically uses in his cotton defoliant program. North Carolina grower Kip Roberson makes short work of glyphosate-resistant weeds in soybeans. He accomplishes this by...

Acreage surprises, poor growing season weather, energy prices, dollar value, economic conditions and policy decisions create a complex environment for managing price risk. By Melvin Brees The USDA’s February world Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates made no changes in supply/use for...