Saturday, December 13, 2025

Drying & Storage

Clemson specialists provide tips on harvest, drying and storage

As of this week, about 60% of our soybean crop has begun dropping leaves, a good sign of full maturity and harvest in the near future. As of Oct. 25, about 10% of the soybean crop has already been...

New Clemson app helps farmers manage grain moisture content

Corn harvest is underway and soybean harvest will soon begin in South Carolina. To help farmers make decisions related to storing or field drying grain crops, Clemson University has a new app. The app is the Clemson EMC Calculator, developed...

Take steps to safely fumigate grain bins

Grain bin fumigation is a crucial but dangerous aspect of any grain farmer’s operation. The process of fumigating for pests begins well before grain enters the bin. The key to managing insect populations before, during and after the fumigation...

Timely soybean harvest is needed to maintain yields, quality

Kentucky has experienced a couple weeks of dry weather. As a result, soybean producers need to pay close attention to their crops to make sure they get them out of the field in a timely manner. “This year’s dry weather...

2018 soybean acres expected about the same as 2017, says USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates growers nationwide plan to plant about 89 million acres of soybeans in 2018, down 1 percent from 2017, according to its Planting Intentions Report released March 29. This compares to estimated planted corn acres...

University of Arkansas dedicates new foundation seed plant

Flanked by members of Arkansas'  rice, soybean and wheat promotion boards, officials with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture dedicated a new foundation seed processing plant, Aug. 9, outside of Stuttgart. The state-of-the-art plant, which was built on university property...

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