soybean

ST. PAUL — Increasing commodity prices have placed tremendous pressure on farmers to increase their total production; however, land and input costs continue to rise in parallel with grain prices...

WORTHINGTON -- Eastern Jackson County farmer Loren Tusa is wondering when, exactly, farmers were supposed to start planting this year. It was warm and dry early, then it cooled off...

WILLMAR -- As expected, USDA's crop production report finds that farmers in Minnesota harvested lower yields for corn and soybeans in 2011. According to the report, which was released this...

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MANKATO -- The Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council encourages young people wishing to enhance their leadership skills and add unique experiences to their resumes to apply for the 2011...

MANKATO -- The Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council will award high school and college scholarships to students pursuing careers in the soybean industry. "The soybean checkoff scholarship program recognizes...

ST. PAUL -- Volunteer soybean in corn is a fairly recent phenomenon caused by widespread use of the glyphosate-resistant technology in corn and soybean. My colleagues and I at University...

Soybean seed is in short supply for some area farmers. But the best bet is that producers should have enough to finish planting unless a wide swath of frost kills...

ST. PAUL -- You can reduce risk when selecting corn hybrids by using information from many sources, including universities, grower associations, seed companies, and on-farm strip trials. Results from unbiased,...

WILLMAR -- Farmers in west central Minnesota are pushing into the corn harvest, even though taking the crop now means having to dry the grain to acceptable moisture levels. "Quite...