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Control Weeds Before Planting Corn, Soybeans

2013-05-02 22:22:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

Source: University of Illinois Wet soil conditions have caused delays in planting and in efforts to control existing weed vegetation. Much of the existing weed growth is comprised of winter annual species, such as common chickweed, henbit, purple deadnettle, etc., but emergence of several summer annual species also has begun. read more

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What I like about soybeans right now?

2013-04-19 22:02:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

USDA export estimates of 1.350 billion is too low...suffice to say, I have to agree... Grain Market Viewpoint read more

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7 Steps for Managing Resistant Weeds in Corn, Soybeans

2013-04-05 21:03:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

Source: Iowa Soybean Association On-Farm Network If theres any good news in the herbicide-resistant weed situation in Iowa, its that most Iowa growers still have a little time to stay out in front of the issue...but maybe not as much time as youd like. read more

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Foreign demand for beef, soybeans adds pressure on Amazon forest

2013-04-04 11:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Rising foreign demand for beef and soybeans will tempt Brazil to clear more of the Amazon rainforest, in a reversal of recent success in slowing forest losses, a study said on Thursday. About 30 percent of deforestation in Brazil in the decade to 2010 was due to farmers and ranchers seeking land to expand export production of beef and soybeans, against about 20 percent in the 1990s, the report said. "Trade is emerging as a key driver of deforestation in Brazil," according to experts at the...

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14 Ways to Protect Bees when Planting Corn, Soybeans this Spring

2013-03-29 20:46:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

Source: Ohio State University There are concerns with possible bee kills from the use of neonicotinoid seed treatments when planting corn. The neonicotinoids, when applied to the seed, get mixed with the talc that is used to allow seeds to flow more easily in the planters, and then the insecticides plus talc enter the environment during planting or when the seed boxes are cleaned. This dust can settle on flowering plants and weeds that bees will use for forage, or perhaps contact the bees or nearby hives directly resulting in bee mortality. read more

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