Organic Grains For Smaller Producers 

Even though specialty grains offer a price premium, those premiums are usually not enough for smaller producers 500-600 acres or fewer to make farming...

SYNGENTA RENAMES CORN TRAITS 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

Syngenta recently announced it's using the term Agrisure GT Advantage to refer to the GA21 glyphosate-tolerant trait and the term Agrisure CB Advantage...

Weaker Dollar Could Benefit Farmers 

By Alan Kluis

If you had a choice to buy livestock feed cheaply for immediate delivery, but all indications are that it would be cheaper next month, what would you...

Cash In On White Corn 

By Karen Simon

In the classic old movie The Magnificent Seven, seven men come into town with guns blazing to protect the local farmers. Like the movie, seven farmers...

How To Hand Down The Farm 

An important area many small business owners including farmers overlook is a succession plan, says Alan Miller, a Purdue University Extension farm business...

A Test For Tofu 

By John Pocock

Glenn Arfstrom, Willmar, MN, took a gamble when he grew 50 acres of food-grade soybeans in 2004 without a contract. However, as secretary/treasurer of...

White Corn Markets May Grow 

According to the University of Illinois, nearly 900,000 acres of white corn were grown in the U.S. in 2002. The demand for white corn is expected to continue...

They Found Soybean Rust In His Field 

By Doreen Muzzi

After decades of growing cotton and soybeans in Warren County, MS, nothing surprises Newell Simrall anymore. That may explain his nonchalant reaction...

PREVENT GRAIN BIN ENTRAPMENT 

Compiled By Sherry Collins

Recent grain bin entrapments throughout Arkansas, southeast Missouri and Mississippi are reminders that storage, especially flowing grain, may become...

Swap It Or Fix It? 

By James D. Ritchie

It's a decision most farm operators have to make nearly every year: Should I spend the time and money to repair an older machine, or trade it for new...

Troops Rally To Battle Rust 

By Greg Lamp Editor glamp@primediabusiness.com

It's not often you slow a runaway train, but I think U.S. farmers and the crop industry have done just that in how they're dealing with the Asian soybean...

CSP WORKBOOK AVAILABLE 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

If you're considering enrolling in the Conservation Security Program (CSP), you can now get a workbook from USDA that will help you determine if you qualify...

MarketMaxx: It's Free, Fun And Educational 

Don't miss out. MarketMaxx has been trading since Jan. 3, but you can still play. This new online game from The Corn And Soybean Digest lets you practice...

Ethanol's Bright Future 

By James Thompson

I talked about how Brazil has become a powerhouse in fuel alcohol in the December issue. With the arrival of flex-fuel vehicles that burn pure alcohol,...

Powered By Premiums 

By John Pocock

Dave Schmidt, Iowa City, IA, has grown specialty crops for about 10 years, but it hasn't always been the same crop. Typically, the specialty market tends...

Using DNA To Detect Diseases 

Compiled By Sherry Collins

Using DNA technology, University of Georgia (UGA) scientists are working to develop a quicker, easier way to detect pathogens on plant seeds. We started...

Soybean Bear Market Will Continue 

By Richard Brock

Many producers have criticized my extremely bearish posture on corn and soybeans over the past six months but it's been correct. The table gives a quick...

To Till Or Not To Till 

By Karen Simon

Listen to a conversation about tillage practices and you might think it's a discussion about religious affiliation. Nearly gone are the days of turning...

Time To Start Transition Planning 

By Moe Russell

There is tremendous opportunity in production agriculture for young people. We often see great success stories from clients in their 20s who make more...

MINNESOTANS WIN BRAZIL TRIP 

Congratulations to Willard (Paul) Thronson of Elbow Lake, MN, and wife Judy who are on their way to Brazil as winners of the Trendspotting Farm Tour to...

CBOT To Launch Brazil Soy Contracts 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) plans to launch Brazilian soybean and soymeal contracts in May. According to The Brock Report, the move is being made...

PRODUCTS 

SELF-PROPELLED SPRAYER Case IH introduces the new SPX3310 Patriot sprayer. With the engine shifted to the rear and the 1,000-gal. tank in the middle,...

FIRST TRIPLE-TRAIT SEED ACCEPTED 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

Japan's recent approval of the biotech industry's first commercial triple-trait corn seed demonstrates the growing international acceptance of biotechnology,...

NCC COMMENTS ON CRP 

Compiled By Sherry Collins

The National Cotton Council of America (NCC) submitted comments to the Farm Service Agency (FSA) on the long-term policy of the Conservation Reserve Program...

CROP INSURANCE FOR RUST 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

Yes, Asian soybean rust will be a covered peril under the coarse grains crop provisions of federal crop insurance as long as you use available control...