Breaking Into European Markets 

By Larry Stalcup

Picture yourself in the heart of Rome, a short stroll from the Colosseum, the Forum and the Pantheon. Walk 50 ft. in any direction and there is a quaint...

Asian Rust Hits Brazil's Beans AGAIN 

By James Thompson

Thirty days had not passed since much of Brazil's soybean area was planted, and already Asian rust was making appearances. The costly fungus showed itself...

Yield Monitors For Cotton Aid Input Decisions 

Compiled By Sherry Collins

Yield monitors fairly new for cotton farmers are being put to good use, says Calvin Perry, agricultural engineer at the University of Georgia. When you...

WTO ACCESSION AGREEMENT IN PLACE 

Compiled By Sherry Collins

U.S. application of textile safeguards had virtually no impact on the raw cotton supply/demand situation in China for the 2003 marketing year, according...

Expect Record Rebound In '04 

By Greg Lamp

Pick up almost any newspaper or click through your television channels and the economic news is downright glowing: Economy Revs Up; Mood Is Upbeat Economists...

TIME TO FINE-TUNE YOUR COMBINE 

Compiled By Sherry Collins

Post-harvest is an excellent time for farmers to inspect fields, identify harvest problems and adjust equipment, says Gary Huitink, ag engineer at the...

EVENTS 

Compiled By Sherry Collins

Jan. 15-16: Conservation Tillage Cotton & Rice Conference, Tunica, MS. Program also features corn, soybeans and precision agriculture. Call Robin Mol,...

New Web Site Columnist 

By Greg Lamp

For down-on-the-farm perspectives on the economics and finances of farming, please check out www.cornandsoybeandigest.com and our newest contributor,...

BIG TRACTOR SALES ARE UP 

Sales of tractors under 40 hp are still hot, up 24.4% in October. But that's still below the year-to-date (YTD) pace of 28.3%, according to the Association...

NEW SOY HEATING OIL 

Now you can even heat your home with soy. A new soy heating oil has been developed from a mixture of soybean oil and conventional fuel oil. A team of...

John Deere's New Four Wheelers 

Watch for a barrage of new, green all-terrain (ATV) and utility vehicles (UV) darting around the country in the next few months. That's because North...

Make Quick, Informed Decisions 

By Moe Russell

RISKWISE Farmers are at a disadvantage compared to major agribusiness companies. That's because growers don't have a finance department to run the numbers...

Wow, $8 Soybeans! 

By Alan Kluis

MARKETING STRATEGIES Long-term price cycles project 15-year high. The long-term pattern in all commodity and soybean prices has shown lows every 30 years....

Do We Learn Anything From History? 

By Richard Brock

BOTTOM LINE I'm writing this column in early November, desperately trying to come up with something bullish to say about either corn or soybeans from...

ADVICE: When Rust Arrives 

Corn and Soybean Digest Staff

When Asian soybean rust arrives in the U.S. ¡ª and researchers say it will come sooner than later ¡ª producers must be ready to control it with fungicides. That's the common chorus of advice from those who have seen and studied the disease....

Soybean Rust On The Move 

Corn and Soybean Digest Staff

American soybean producers have watched from the sidelines as their international counterparts have dealt with the devastating effects of Asian soybean rust. Soybean growers in Australia, Asia, Africa and, most recently, South America have seen infected fields wither to a sickly yellow and suffer yield losses of up to 80%....

Farmers Need Each Other 

By Greg Lamp

My office is situated right between the offices for National Hog Farmer and BEEF magazines. Both publications are No. 1 in their respective industries....

New Northern Varieties 

Compiled by Fae Holin

Roundup Ready soybean varieties, many with new sources of SCN resistance, make up the majority of growers' newest choices for the 2004 planting season....

Share And Share Alike 

By Greg Lamp

Two farmers with two complete lines of equipment spelled too much idle investment for Andy Schmitt and Curt Eischens. The west-central Minnesota growers...

Prop Up Profits 

By Larry Stalcup

Once upon a time some cotton growers established an early, set-in-stone marketing plan that would hopefully generate profits at harvesttime and beyond....

COMFORT ZONE 

CAT power delivers the ultimate in comfort and control. OPTI-RIDE SUSPENSION Opti-Ride Suspension provides a smooth, stable ride. The cushioned undercarriage...

Tiny Bug Becoming A Big Problem 

Compiled By Sherry Collins

The tarnished plant bug, a cotton pest that's a mere -in. long, has become a big pest in cotton. Entomologists from across the country held a meeting...

New Stacked Corn Gets Approved 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted registration for Monsanto's YieldGard Plus corn. It's the first biotech product designed to control...

Eradication Chosen Over Quarantine 

Compiled By Sherry Collins

The possibility of a quarantine on cotton produced in five North Delta counties motivated growers to continue in the region-wide boll weevil eradication...

BRAZIL'S ACREAGE EXPANDS 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

Brazil's Agriculture Ministry pegged the country's soybean crop at 56.1-58.02 million metric tons, versus the 60-million ton estimate recently issued...