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Soybeans display ability to compensate
Soybean Watch: Plants add branches and pods to fill in for missing plants. If you have any doubts about how well soybeans can compensate for missing plants, here is a classic example. Steve Gauck...
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A better bean or Frankenfood: First gene-edited crop harvested
Farmers in 3 states harvest 16,000 acres of DNA-altered soybeans.by Lydia MulvanyFor Pete Zimmerman, a Minnesota farmer, the age of gene-edited foods has arrived. While he couldn’t be happier, the...
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CAST-Cambodia hopes to expand soy protein market
Cambodia’s aquaculture industry demand for soybean protein is projected to reach 100,000 metric tons per year by 2030.The American Soybean Association’s WISHH Program is launching the Commercialization...
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Stinkbugs, other pests can impact grain quality
Soybean Watch: Some areas are reporting more pod feeding and bean damage than others. Early reports on soybean harvest in Indiana read like a tale of two cities. One farmer in southern Indiana sent a...
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16 appointed to United Soybean Board
Producers serve three-year terms.Sixteen people have been appointed to serve on the United Soybean Board.Producers newly appointed to serve three-year terms:Arkansas – Jim Carroll III, Brinkley,...
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Soybeans are shriveling while grain harvest chugs along
Reports of deteriorating soybeans in Maryland are widespread."Another week with rain."That’s been the story of the 2018 growing season in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. In Maryland, it’s taking a toll...
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Biodiesel board says EPA needs to end biodiesel 'demand destruction'
EPA needs to account for small refinery exemptions under RFS.The National Biodiesel Board is asking Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler to fully account for small...
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Identify from the air; learn on the ground
Soybean Watch: Why do some soybean plants mature before others in the same field? If all you remember about your soybeans is how they yielded, you might miss great opportunities to learn how to bump up...
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More room lets beans branch, add pods
Soybean Watch: Number of pods, beans per pod and bean size count more than plants per acre when it comes to yield. Anyone who grows soybeans for very long soon learns that if you want to find a plant...
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EPA grants extension for dicamba use
Updated: Agency will allow over-the-top use of the product on tolerant crops into December 2020, but adds more restrictionsNew formulations of dicamba for use as over-the-top sprays on tolerant crops...
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Rain during pod fill helped beans finish strong
Soybean Watch: Even though yields were average or better, the year wasn’t without challenges. Click through the slideshow for a recap of the season.If you had told the grower operating the Soybean...
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Bayer spokesman outlines what federal dicamba approval means
Registration for dicamba products is extended for two years, but more label changes are added. The big news on Oct. 31 was EPA extending the federal registration for dicamba products for spraying over...
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USB, NPB, NCGA sign MOU to collaborate
Commodity groups will coordinate and share sustainability research.The United Soybean Board, National Pork Board and National Corn Growers Association have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on a...
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U.S. farmers storing soybeans
China's imports of U.S. soybeans fell almost 90% in September from last year after Trump put tariffs in effect.by Shruti Date Singh, Isis Almeida and Mario Parker Caught smack in the middle of the...
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Trump administration reviewing duties on Argentine biodiesel
The Trump administration’s decision comes amid “changed circumstances” for the Argentine industry, a Nov. 7 Commerce Department filing said. by Mario ParkerThe Trump administration, which has already...
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Trump trade war could haunt soybean growers for years
Richard Nixon's 1973 soybean embargo and Jimmy Carter's 1980 Soviet grain ban suggest permanent changes ahead.by Isis AlmeidaIf history is any guide, the trade war with China will have lasting affects...
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7 ag stories you might have missed this week - Nov. 16, 2018
Land prices, gene-edited livestock, storing soybeans and renting livestock buildings among news of the week.Missed some agricultural news this week? Here are seven stories making the news.Land prices...
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Biodiesel proponents question Commerce Department decision
3 orgs ask Trump for 'comprehensive' review of U.S. trade duties on Argentine biodiesel companies.The National Biodiesel Board, the American Soybean Association and the National Renderers Association...
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What's next for U.S.-China trade relations?
President Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping agreed to a 90-day extension for trade talks before the U.S. imposes additional tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports.The United States and China...
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U.S. traders need convincing on China soybean resurrection
Traders are skeptical. "The sooner we have uncertainty out of the market for farmers, the sooner we will have a plan for next year, because we still have to plant in spring."by Isis AlmeidaThe prospect...
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