"Most farmers will tell you the glyphosate resistant trait has completely redefined soybean production in the United States. Beyond just weed control, it virtually eliminates the need for cultivation, which allows us to plant soybeans in narrower rows, making it possible to...
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By Lisa Scramlin
“The main thing we are doing differently this year is switching to conventional soybeans. We are hoping to receive as much as a $2-per-bushel premium over biotech soybeans. We will continue to use marketing tools like ProFarmer, as well as forward contracting, futures markets...
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By Abby Stutsman
“We use a B20 blend with ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD). Because ULSD is already winterized, we don’t make any modifications. Depending on cost, we’ve run biodiesel in 30trucks for more than 10 years without any gelling problems. My top priority is proper fueltank maintenance....
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By Compiled by Sarah Rebholz
By Complied by Sarah Rebholz
How have changes over the last decade impacted your farming operation?“The information we have today is so much better. Cell phones have impacted the way we do business. Now I can make and receive business calls while I’m in the fields working. The Internet helps me make...
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By Compiled by Sarah Rebholz
“I evaluate what I’ve seen on my own farm from the past growing season. I look at university information, company information, anecdotal reports from neighbors, iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) testing and yield testing. I also consider the agronomic profile looking at yield,...
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By Sarah Rebholz
Animal agriculture is important to Tennessee. Soybean meal has been the preferred animal protein source in livestock and poultry diets for years. In our state, a large portion of our soybean meal is consumed by poultry. As soybean farmers, we need to support and promote the...
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By Karen Pfautsch
What issues are hot? Biodiesel, of course! Also, in Arkansas, we plant a lot of early beans because the late beans attract stinkbugs. Many farmers plant in early April and finish harvesting beans in early August. Our board funds stinkbug research, trying to prevent the green...
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By Karen Pfautsch
When farmers gather this summer at barbecues, county fairs and church picnics, there’s sure to be crop talk. Too much or too little rain, heat or humidity serves as a common conversation topic across all soybean acres, but when it comes to plant health, the stories differ along...
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By Marisa Snyder
Why are farmers represented by both a checkoff and an association? Aren’t they the same thing? “These are common questions heard across the countryside that stem much debate and further discussion,” said Bob Metz, American Soybean Association (ASA) president. “But...
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By Katie Holjevic
“Soybeans are the most versatile crop grown, for use anywhere from high protein food for humans, feed for animals and as a green crop to replace petroleum with soybean oil. The otherthing consumers need to know is that as farmers we are very interested in preserving natural...
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By Lisa Scramlin
“The main thing is shopping around for inputs and looking for the best deal, more than we have in the past, as far as seed, fertilizer and chemicals. Another difference, production-wise, this year is that we will also be using more chicken litter this fall because it is cheaper...
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By Teresa Lee
“We double-crop a large percentage of the soybeans in our state, so we like to invest in research and demonstration projects that give us feedback on new varieties and new products in both the full-season and double-crop environments. Off the farm, we are working with our state...
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By Sarah Rebholz
“We will use GPS technology when spreading manure from our hog facility and applyingphosphorus and potash on our fields this year, using GPS to apply treatments accordingto soil type and how the area will yield. We’re also looking into an auto-steeringsystem.”~David Hartke,...
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By Sarah Rebholz
How have changes over the last decade impacted your farming operation?“The information we have today is so much better. Cell phones have impacted the way we do business. Now I can make and receive business calls while I’m in the fields working. The Internet helps me make...
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By Compiled by Sarah Rebholz
We’ve never seen this much enthusiasm for the possibilities of using soy in so many ways in the United States – through the agriculture and consumer industries and also by health advocates. Soy is being used in industrial applications, on the food side, for animal feed and as a...
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By Karen Pfautsch
I’m not going to plant any more or less corn this year, but the ethanol boom is causing some concern. Will there be enough corn in the area for the livestock feeders to be profitable? I feed nearly all the corn raised, so the price of corn affects me by way of “lost opportunity”...
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By Karen Pfautsch
As you get ready to round out the season, what soybean issues are on your mind?I’m thinking about the growth of the biodiesel market, and how that might affect the price of soybeans this year and in the future. I’m burning biodiesel and my neighbors are burning, and use is...
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By Keith Warden
Four quarts equal a gallon, a pound equals 16 ounces and 12 inches equal a foot. We trust these measurements because they all have a standardized, accepted measurement system. The same should go for soybeans, and the industry knows this. Today, a farmer can take a...
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