Sunday, January 18, 2026

Inoculants

The ‘Emergence’ of Soybeans

• By Kurt Seevers • It seems there is a renewed interest in soybeans this year, and if you follow the news around the renewable fuels industry, this renewed interest may last for more than just a few years. One of...

Consider an inoculant if planting into fields 3-5 years without soybeans

• By David Moseley and Rasel Parvej • I am hearing that producers may plant soybean in fields that have not been planted to soybean during the last few years. Soybean plants have the ability to fix nitrogen, however, the...

BASF introduces three new seed treatments for 2021

With the recent registration by the Environmental Protection Agency, BASF has introduced three new seed treatments for soybeans: Vault IP Plus, Poncho XC  and Relenya. They will be available through local retailers for the 2021 season, according to a...

NC State trials examine non-foliar yield-enhancement products

• By Rachel Vann, Jim Dunphy, Lindsey Thiessen, and Michael Buffaloe • https://youtu.be/EybeHUAJnmo Various non-foliar yield enhancement products are available to North Carolina soybean producers. Profit margins are currently narrow for soybeans and much thought should go into the potential yield advantages...

Georgia grower sets new soybean record of 171.8 bushels/acre

Randy Dowdy, owner of Randy Dowdy Farms in Pavo, Ga., not just set a new world soybean production record this year but blew it out of the water with 171.9 bushels per acre. The previous record of 160.6 bushels per...

Consider an inoculant if planting soybeans in previously flooded fields

If your fields were flooded, you may want to consider treating your soybeans with an inoculant before planting, says Louisiana State University AgCenter soybean Extension specialist Ronnie Levy. Soybeans are big users of nitrogen, removing about 4 pounds of nitrogen per...

Industry News

New residual herbicide available Fierce herbicide, the newest residual from Valent U.S.A. Corporation, received registration for corn last year and is now available to soybean growers for the longest-lasting, broadest spectrum control of broadleaves and grasses, including species that are...

CruiserMaxx Plus hits the market

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...

Early Season Weed Control Options

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...

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