Yields

At about 2.2 million acres, soybeans are easily Mississippi’s biggest row crop with a flexible planting window that puts them in the clean-up position when farmers cannot plant other crops on time. Trent Irby, soybean specialist with the Mississippi State...

Despite challenging conditions this season, a handful of Arkansas farmers have topped the 100-bushel threshold, with two of them breaking the standing state record within a week of each other. They are participants in Arkansas' Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Challenge. “I’m...

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...

Soybean producers throughout the United States have experienced an increase in weather anomalies in recent years — greater temperature and precipitation variations, longer lasting extreme conditions and long-term climate trends. These all may affect soybean yields and grower returns. The...

By Mary Hightower University of Arkansas Soybean farmers set the bar high by breaking the 100-bushel-per-acre barrier. Some of the secrets of their success include early planting and following Extension recommendations. Matt Miles of McGehee has become the first Arkansas grower to...

Making the proper variety selections is extremely important to the overall success of a soybean crop, according to Jared Whitaker, a member of the soybean team with the University of Georgia. Variety selection is a process, and growers need to...

The Arkansas Soybean Association has announced the winners of the 2012 Go for the Green Yield Challenge, which is funded by the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board. Winners were recognized at the annual meeting of the Arkansas Soybean Association in...

By Carroll Smith Editor This month, two well respected economists, Dr. Mark Welch with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, and Dr. Kurt Guidry with LSU AgCenter, shared their thoughts about the soybean market. Following are their comments: Dr. Mark Welch: Soybeans seem...

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...

Non-irrigated, no-till study began in the fall of 2005, using a controlled traffic system to evaluate the life expectancy of different bed heights and the effect on yields. By Normie Buehring Crop residue management with raised beds in a controlled traffic...

Multiple studies conducted by several Mid-South universities have shown positive results in soybeans where insecticide seed treatments have been used. By Gus Lorenz Insecticide seed treatments (IST) have provided a positive return in the Mid-South in nearly 80 percent of research...

Reports from around Mississippi reveal that soybean yields varied widely by region. At the same time, beans took top spot as the state’s most valuable row crop in 2010. By Bonnie Coblentz Soybeans remained Mississippi’s most valuable row crop in 2010,...