Ground Work

2020 Ground Work: Rain Makes Grain

Bill Bayliss|Aug 24, 2020

Ohio soybean farmer Bill Bayliss shares a 2020 Ground Work update on timely rains for his farm and participation in the ProFarmer Crop Tour.

Ground Work

2020 Ground Work: Recovering from a Minnesota Hail Storm

Jamie Beyer|Aug 14, 2020

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…

Ground Work

2020 Ground Work: Waiting for Rain in Ohio

Bill Bayliss|Jul 24, 2020

Ohio soybean farmer Bill Bayliss shares a 2020 Ground Work update on dry conditions and tile repair on his farm.

Ground Work

2020 Ground Work: Managing Weeds and Winds in Minnesota

Jamie Beyer|Jul 3, 2020

Minnesota soybean farmer Jamie Beyer shares a 2020 Ground Work update, focusing on weed control during unusually windy weather.

Sustainability

Cropping System Inventory Shows Increase in No-Till Acres on U.S. Soybean Farms

South Dakota Soybean|May 30, 2020

South Dakota Soybean describes how farmers adapted to the wettest year on record with a significant increase in no-till acres.

Ground Work

Constant Change

South Dakota Soybean|Dec 3, 2019

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…

Ground Work

U.S. Soybean Harvest Surpasses Halfway Mark

Rob Hatchett|Nov 4, 2019

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…

Marketplace

India Poised for Lower Oilseed Output in 2019/20

Rob Hatchett|Sep 24, 2019

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…

Sustainability

U.S. Farmers Report First Progress in Seeding 2019 U.S. Soybean Crop

Rob Hatchett|Apr 28, 2019

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,…

Exports

Brazil’s Soy Crop May Shrink, Slowing Exports

Rob Hatchett|Mar 14, 2019

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…