Are You Hardwired For Marketing? 

By Edward Clark

Marketing gurus are discovering that one key ingredient is missing from many farmers' plans to get the highest possible price for their crops: personality....

SOYBEAN APHID RESISTANCE BY 2007 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

Researchers at the University of Illinois (U of I) say farmers could have access to commercial soybean varieties with aphid resistance by 2007. We've...

BUNGE EXPANDS IN CHINA 

Bunge Limited has agreed to purchase a controlling interest in an integrated soybean crushing and refining plant in the port city of Rizhao, Shandong...

ADDITIONAL RUST FUNGICIDES 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

Be sure to check and see if they're approved in your state, but here are more Asian soybean rust fungicides that you can add to your chart that appeared...

FARMING RANKS THIRD FOR DANGER 

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows loggers suffered more fatal on-the-job injuries than any other type of workers in 2003, nearly 132 for every...

USSEC SET IN MOTION 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

Leaders of the United Soybean Board and the American Soybean Association have signed a contract establishing the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC)....

LAND VALUES STAY STRONG 

Farm and ranch real estate values remain strong in 2005, according to a recent survey at Farmers National Company (FNC). Results from more than 300 private...

ASA NAMES NEW SLATE OF OFFICERS 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

Bob Metz from Browns Valley, MN, has been confirmed as president and Neal Bredehoeft, Alma, MO, as chairman of the American Soybean Association (ASA)....

FREIGHT RATES WEAKEN 

Ocean freight rates have reached one-year lows due to Chinese restrictions on iron-ore imports and a seasonal summer lull in the shipping market. The...

PRODUCTS 

NO-TILL SHANK SYSTEM Break up compacted soil layers while leaving crop residue and topsoil nearly undisturbed with Krause Corporation's new no-till shank...

Rich Land, Poor Land 

By Greg Lamp

Most farmers have at least some marginal land they nurse along, hoping sooner or later it will a good crop. But if you're tired of pretending those acres...

2005 In Brazil: Annus Horribilis 

By James Thompson

It's winter in Brazil now; time to take stock of the last crop year. And it ain't a pretty picture for Brazilian soybean farmers. Depending on where they...

Don't Laugh At $6 Beans 

By Larry Stalcup

Rod Gangwish hardly ever turns down a profit on his soybeans. But he doesn't tie himself down either. The central Nebraska soybean and corn grower often...

USDA Changing Cotton Export Programs 

Compiled by Sherry Collins

USDA is making changes in three export credit guarantee programs as the first stop on the long road to complying with the World Trade Organization (WTO)...

On The Fast Track 

By Karl Ohm

Much of the success in using precision farming practices hinges on gathering crop and pest information and then reacting to it with lightning speed. Making...

NEW STACKED VARIETIES FOR 2006 

Compiled by Sherry Collins

Beltwide Cotton Genetics, LLC, will offer multiple stacked Bollgard II/Roundup Ready Flex varieties in 2006. They are growing at 77 locations from Texas...

Sharpen Marketing Skills 

With more than 3,500 players from across the Corn Belt and virtually anywhere they grow corn or soybeans across the country, MarketMaxx the Internet game...

NEW TESTS SCREEN WEED FOR RESISTANCE TO MAJOR HERBICIDE 

Compiled by Sherry Collins

Two rapid tests have been developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists to screen a troublesome weed for resistance to the world's most-used...

Future's Bright For Biofuels 

By Sherry Collins

The push to get biofuels legislation enacted via the energy bill has been moving with glacial speed. Farmers have planted five crops and harvested four...

Big On Biodiesel 

By Seth Gudmunson

While most farmers are dabbling in a 2% blend of biodiesel, at least two farmers from Iowa have taken biodiesel usage to a new level. David Oberbroeckling...

Corn-Fed Fuel Cells 

By John Pocock

Hydrogen-powered fuel cells are now here to transport people. On June 30, America Honda Motor Co. announced it had leased a hydrogen-powered, fuel-cell...

You're Not Being Duped 

By Greg Lamp

I've always liked and trusted Forbes magazine. In fact, I even had a friend who worked as a reporter there. However, a couple months ago they ran an inflammatory...

They're Building Ethanol Plants Where? 

By Larry Stalcup

The renewable fuels revolution, once taboo for oil-rich states like Texas or Oklahoma, is seeing massive ethanol and biodiesel plants under construction...

Consider Value-Added Investments 

By Moe Russell

Last month Russell Consulting Group held its seventh annual summer seminar in Moline, IL. More than 150 of the best farmers from 12 states attended. Since...

Calibrate For Quality 

By John Pocock

Ten extra minutes at harvest is all it takes to adequately calibrate a yield monitor, says Paul Jasa, University of Nebraska Extension engineer. Unfortunately,...