Crops Articles
New Threat to Soybean Yeild
Published February 13, 2023
Soybean Gall Midge was first discovered in 2018 and has been relatively unseen in the northern Red River Valley. University of Minnesota Extension Specialist Dr. Robert Koch said the soybean gall midge has shown resistance to pesticides and cold temperatures.…CoAXium Now Available in Spring Wheat
Published February 13, 2023
The Colorado Wheat Research Foundation funded research 15 years ago to identify a new herbicide tolerance trait in wheat. Executive Director Brad Erker says this trait is resistant to Group I chemistries. The Foundation formed a partnership with Albaugh to…PFS Contracts Available for Yellow Peas
Published February 13, 2023
A growing trend in agriculture is the emergence of limited-scale, identity-preserved crops. Peterson Farms Seed is targeting that market with high-protein yellow peas. Acres are being sought for contract production. "We have a base contract price of effectively $11.50 because…Grain Prices Spurs Feed Efficiency
Published February 11, 2023
Elanco Animal Health Tech Service Support Mike Brown says feed prices are spurring livestock producers to adopt new additives quicker. "We have some of the highest grain prices since 2014, so customers have been adapting to the climate to get…Hungry for Soybeans
Published February 11, 2023
Green Bison Soy Processing Grain Origination Coordinator Shauna Vorderbruggen says the byproducts from the crush plant have a lot of potential in the feed market. "We'll be turning those beans into a product that we hope to sell back to…China Transitions to South America for Soybeans
Published February 10, 2023
February is typically the time of year when the pace of U.S soybean exports begins to slow with the South American crop becoming available. Midwest Market Solutions President Brian Hoops says cancellations have happened. "China probably canceled some soybean purchases,…CONAB Drops Brazil’s Safrinha Corn Crop Estimate
Published February 10, 2023
CONAB says Brazil’s farmers will produce a record 152.9 million metric tons of soybeans this season. The Brazilian crop supply agency kept the soybean export forecast steady at 93.9 million tonnes. The second crop corn forecast was reduced slightly due…Alarming Amounts of SCN
Published February 10, 2023
Results from soil samples indicate a large percentage of acres have damaging levels of soybean cyst nematode. BASF Product Manager Jeremiah Mullock says over 500 sample kits were sampled last fall. "Seventy-five percent of the fields sampled had SCN present…Canola Minute
Published February 10, 2023
In this week's Canola Minute, Northern Canola Growers Association Executive Director Barry Coleman discusses a new project focused on winter canola.