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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “soybeans”
As the world’s two largest economies appear to be moving closer to a possible trade war, U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad is warning China about the consequences of trade sanctions on U.S. soybeans. Branstad told Bloomberg Television that any attempts to cut down on U.S. soybean imports would hurt Chinese consumers more than it would American farmers. The crop provides a …
The American Soybean Association and its grower-members are urging labor union and port management representatives to get back to the negotiating table and resume bargaining talks. The ASA is concerned about possible trade disruptions at East Coast and Gulf of Mexico ports, which would negatively impact agricultural and food product exports to key markets. The ASA joined several industry stakeholders …
A new analysis by the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) and the World Agricultural Economic and Environmental Services (WAEES) found that capping the price of conventional biofuels’ Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) will significantly harm the production of biodiesel and related industries. Although some believe that limiting the price of RINs for the conventional biofuels market won’t harm biomass-based diesel volumes, the …
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) has increased corn demand in it’s latest forecast for the 2017-18 crop year. The monthly World Agriculture Supply and Demand report increased exports of corn by 175 million bushels to 2.2 billion bushels based on price competitiveness, and increased expected corn ethanol use by 50 million bushels to 5.5 billion bushels. The average price for …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is busy preparing what it calls a “major initiative” regarding American shipments of soybeans to China. The USDA will ask soybean farmers to adopt new farming practices to minimize the amount of foreign material that gets harvested with their crops and can end up in exports to China. A program like this will depend …
While some planters are already working in Texas, the Corn Belt seems a long way away from planting because of snow and ice. However, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is already thinking about planting. During the Agricultural Outlook Forum in Arlington, Virginia, the USDA released its acreage estimates for 2018. The USDA says corn and soybean acres will be …
The United Soybean Board (USB) is meeting this week in Mobile, Alabama. Included in the event is an animal nutritionist panel discussion designed to help the soybean industry learn more about meeting the needs of the animal ag industry. USB Vice-Chair Keith Tapp, a Kentucky farmer, told Southeast AgNet they want to make sure they are meeting the needs of …
Many soybean growers across the Southeast would love to hit or break the 100-bushel soybean barrier, and one did it this past season. The Asgrow Soybean Brand recently announced the winners of its 2017 yield contest, and Dennis Moon from Colbert, Georgia was one of the top yielders with 101 bushels per acre with Asgrow AG46X6, an Asgrow Roundup Ready …
Everett Griner talks about this year’s planting of corn, wheat, and our number one crop, soybeans in today’s Agri View. Soybeans, Our Number One Crop As you travel across the backroads of this country, even the interstates, you see vast fields of wheat. It has many uses, but essentially it is the bread we put on our table. If you …
Everett Griner talks about what is being considered as the last measure to solve the Feral Hog problem in today’s Agri View. Feral Hog Problem Over? Well, the feral hog problem is over. Wouldn’t that be a marvelous headline across the country? But it isn’t. In fact, it gets worse. It is so bad until those trying to stop it …
