Articles tagged under: Soybeans
An Interesting Time for Weed Management
Published July 1, 2021
North Dakota is in the peak of spray season for soybeans and dry edible beans, later than usual due to the slower weed germination. "As we move to the vegetative stages and toward reproduction, about every spray rig was out…Stocks Situation Gets Tighter
Published June 30, 2021
USDA’s Quarterly Stocks report shows U.S. corn supplies as of June 1 at 4.1 billion bushels, down 18 percent from last year. Quarterly usage is reported at 3.8 billion bushels, up 630 million from a year ago. Soybean stocks in…Take Notes for Next Year’s Planting Season
Published June 25, 2021
No matter how the crop looks on your farm this year, Peterson Farms Seed Lead Agronomist Rick Swenson says now is a good time to walk fields and evaluate how planting went and consider ways to change for next year.…China Buys More U.S. Soybeans
Published June 25, 2021
China bought at least 12.3 million bushels of U.S. soybeans in the last week. StoneX Group Chief Commodities Economist Arlan Suderman says USDA's confirmation was the first flash report with China buying U.S. soybeans since April 23. "It's pretty monumental.…Acreage Report Will Influence Markets
Published June 25, 2021
AgResource Company President Dan Basse thinks the marketplace can’t tolerate a U.S. corn yield less than 170 bushels per acre and a soybean yield than 49.5 bushels per acre. If that happens, expect much higher prices. "That's the story of…Don’t Lose Sight of Marketing Those Crops
Published June 24, 2021
Don’t let drought conditions steal your attention away from marketing. Bennett Consulting owner Matt Bennett says these are still very profitable prices. "Keep your discipline and when you make your marketing moves, base it on profitability and not a round…A Look at Soybeans from Seed to Feed
Published June 21, 2021
Genesis Feed Technologies CEO Peter Schott says there’s a gap between farmers growing soybeans and the end-user. A new soybean supply chain project will communicate what happens at each stage from seed to feed. "What are some of the supply…Crop Watch
Published June 20, 2021
Variable is how Scott Gauslow describes the crop north of Colfax, North Dakota. "The heat really pushed the corn and we've had other struggles along the way. A few weeks ago, we had frost and wind and had to replant…Planting Conditions Made a Difference
Published June 20, 2021
Some crops look better than they should in the Red River Valley, while others do not. Dekalb Asgrow Technical Agronomist Eric Nelson says planting conditions made a difference. "Residue, soil temperatures and planting depth all played a big part in…