Conserve and Profit 

By: By Lynn Grooms

In a recent survey, 60% of approximately 2,000 farmers said they have adopted nutrient management plans, and more than half said they have fully adopted...

Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans 

JAPAN, THE Philippines and Taiwan have given final regulatory approval to Monsanto's next-generation soybean technology, Roundup Ready 2 Yield. These...

Soy Web portal 

Focus on Soybean is a Web portal for growers, crop consultants and researchers seeking information on producing healthy, high-yielding soybeans. The Web...

Better inoculants 

By: By Lynn Grooms

Over The long term, soybean inoculation appears to be profitable throughout the Midwest, says Jim Beuerlein, crop science professor, Ohio State University....

High price for low lin 

By: By Lynn Grooms

Premiums of $1.25/bu. are making some waves in soybean country. Last November, Asoyia, a farmer- and employee-owned company in Iowa City, IA, announced...

Biotechnology breakthroughs 

By: By Mark Moore

Biotechnology has changed the face of U.S. agriculture. In 1996, the first year of commercial production, glyphosate-tolerant soybeans were planted on...

A shallow gene pool 

By: By Mark Moore

Today's High-Yielding corn hybrids and soybean varieties didn't just emerge by accident. Significant investments in research, along with the tireless...

Seeds for global warming 

By: By David Hest

If global climate change occurs, seed companies say they will be ready for it. They are confident that their efforts to breed seeds that better handle...

Premium on non-GM soybeans 

Asoyia announces that its 2008 production contracts for 1% ultralow-linolenic soybeans will pay a premium of $1.25/bu. The seed company, based in Iowa...

Dealing with drought 

By: By Lynn Grooms

It is easy to see why corn-breeding companies are emphasizing drought tolerance. Just read some of last year's reports from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...