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Ground Work

Ground Work 2022: Hot, Dry Mississippi Weather Stresses Catfish and Crops

Philip Good|Jul 9, 2022

Our cool, stormy early spring has been followed by a stretch of dry weather in our area of the U.S. South. We have received limited…

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2020 Ground Work: Harvest Just Starting in Delaware

Cory Atkins|Sep 11, 2020

Delaware soybean farmer Cory Atkins shares a 2020 Ground Work update on soybean, corn and lima bean harvest just getting underway in early September.

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2020 Ground Work: Tropical Storm Season in Arkansas

Brad Doyle|Sep 9, 2020

Arkansas soybean farmer Brad Doyle shares a 2020 Ground Work update on how tropical storms are impacting his farm and soybean plant breeding for Eagle…

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2020 Ground Work: Delaware Crops Manage Heat, Hurricane

Cory Atkins|Aug 17, 2020

Delaware soybean farmer Cory Atkins shares a 2020 Ground Work update on soybean, corn and lima bean progress with irrigation and a hurricane.

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2020 Ground Work: Soybean Breeding in Arkansas

Brad Doyle|Aug 7, 2020

Arkansas soybean farmer Brad Doyle shares a 2020 Ground Work update on soybean plant breeding and irrigation for his farm and Eagle Seed Company.

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2020 Ground Work: Crops Progress in Hot, Dry Delaware Conditions

Cory Atkins|Jul 16, 2020

Delaware soybean farmer Cory Atkins shares a 2020 Ground Work update on soybean and corn progress, double crop soybeans and managing lima beans on his…

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2020 Ground Work: Weather Determining Work in Delaware

Cory Atkins|Jun 22, 2020

Delaware soybean farmer Cory Atkins shares a 2020 Ground Work update on harvesting small grains, double cropping soybeans and managing corn, soybeans and vegetables on…

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2020 Ground Work: Meet Brad Doyle

USSEC Staff Writer|Feb 24, 2020

Throughout the 2020 growing season, USSOY.org will provide regular Ground Work updates from several U.S. soybean farmers around the country. Learn about their farms and…

Sustainability

Irrigation Innovation — Emerging Technologies can Improve Water Use Efficiency

Laura Temple|Aug 21, 2019

Crops are thirsty. They use water to take in nutrients and facilitate processes to grow, flower and yield. And they are finicky. Each crop demands…

Sustainability

The Future Of Agriculture: Producing More From Less

David Green|Mar 5, 2019

By the time you read this sentence, ten more people will have joined the growing world population.[1]Perhaps that fact might be easier to grasp than…