2020 Ground Work: Rain Makes Grain
Ohio soybean farmer Bill Bayliss shares a 2020 Ground Work update on timely rains for his farm and participation in the ProFarmer Crop Tour.
2020 Ground Work: Recovering from a Minnesota Hail Storm
Minnesota soybean farmer Jamie Beyer shares a 2020 Ground Work update about how the farm is recovering from a hailstorm and managing insect and disease…
2020 Ground Work: Waiting for Rain in Ohio
Ohio soybean farmer Bill Bayliss shares a 2020 Ground Work update on dry conditions and tile repair on his farm.
2020 Ground Work: Managing Weeds and Winds in Minnesota
Minnesota soybean farmer Jamie Beyer shares a 2020 Ground Work update, focusing on weed control during unusually windy weather.
Cropping System Inventory Shows Increase in No-Till Acres on U.S. Soybean Farms
South Dakota Soybean describes how farmers adapted to the wettest year on record with a significant increase in no-till acres.
Constant Change
Weather, Technology and Economics Drive Need to Adapt It doesn’t take a historian to see that farming today is different than it was a generation…
U.S. Soybean Harvest Surpasses Halfway Mark
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) weekly Crop Progress report estimated that 62% of the 2019 U.S. soybean crop had been harvested as of October…
India Poised for Lower Oilseed Output in 2019/20
India’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) attaché office issued its Oilseeds and Products Update at the end of August. In the report, the Post trimmed its…
U.S. Farmers Report First Progress in Seeding 2019 U.S. Soybean Crop
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) issued the update for the seeding of the 2019 campaign. As of April 21,…
Brazil’s Soy Crop May Shrink, Slowing Exports
Brazil’s attaché office issued its latest Oilseeds and Products Update in late January. In the report, the post noted that Brazilian farmers were estimated to…