In comments submitted to the Senate Agriculture Committee, the American Soybean Association (ASA) pointed to the record-setting production of biodiesel from American soy, as well as the success of biobased products. The comments came at a Feb. 15 hearing titled “Energy & Economic Growth for Rural America.”...More
Members of the American Soybean Association’s (ASA) Biotech Working Group recently met in Washington, D.C., to discuss, among other items, a new effort on the part of the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to streamline the approval process of new biotech traits....More
Corn and soybean profitability will remain strong for U.S. producers over the next decade, thanks to steady demand and high prices, according to USDA’s 2012 - 2021 Long-Term Agricultural Outlook Projections, released in February....More
Green bean syndrome -- in which soybean plant maturity is significantly delayed and uneven -- is not caused by a disease pathogen, according to exhaustive research by University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture plant pathologists and colleagues in Louisiana and Mississippi....More
With all the potential for the lower prices by harvest time in corn and soybeans, the opportunities are still tremendous for selling at high price levels. With soybeans near or above $12 and corn getting close to $6 for harvest-time delivery, how can one complain?...More
Seed selection could be one of the most important decisions Mississippi soybean farmers make this time of year. The Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board (MSPB) offers an online variety trials tool at www.mssoy.org to help farmers make informed decisions when selecting soybean seed to plant in their fields....More
