Ground Work 2022: Mississippi Soybean, Cotton and Catfish Harvest
Our fall season has been very busy, as usual. Weather conditions have been ideal for harvesting in our region of the U.S. South. We wrapped…
Ground Work 2022: Soybeans Deliver Excellent Yields in Drought-Stricken North Carolina
I started harvesting a beautiful crop of soybeans on October 27. Despite growing during the driest year I’ve experienced during my 35-year farming career, this…
Ground Work 2022: North Carolina Soybeans Maintain Yield Potential Despite Drought
2022 has continued to be the driest year I’ve seen in my 35 years of farming in my part of the U.S. Southeast. We received…
Ground Work 2022: Preparing for Promising Mississippi Harvest
I can tell that fall is just around the corner, bringing some rain and relief from extreme heat after a very hot, dry summer in…
Ground Work 2022: North Carolina Summer Grows Resilient Soybeans, Livestock and Vegetables
So far, this has been the driest season I’ve experienced in my 35 years of farming in this area of the U.S. Southeast. We finally…
Ground Work 2022: Hot, Dry Mississippi Weather Stresses Catfish and Crops
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…
U.S. Soybean Farmers Have an Unprecedented Leadership Role for Global Food Security
2022 marks my family’s 70th year of growing soybeans, which means we all know our distinct roles very well. Tuning up machinery, clearing rocks out…
Ground Work 2022: North Carolina Livestock and Crops Growing
While I know that many areas of the U.S. are desperate for the rain to stop, in our area of the Southeast, we are desperate…
Ground Work 2022: Cool, Stormy Weather Slows Catfish Growth and Planting
This spring, we’ve had an unusual number of strong storms in our area of the Southern U.S. Starting in mid-March, we had below-average temperatures, cloud…
U.S. Soy: A Critical Ingredient to Global Food, Energy Needs
Mac Marshall, vice president of market intelligence for the United Soybean Board and the U.S. Soybean Export Council, recently sat down with Forbes contributor Phil…