The U.S. soybean industry exports more than half of its annual production. Without these exports – valued most recently at $16 billion – fewer profit opportunities would exist for U.S. soybean farmers. To help ensure these export markets, it’s important to give international customers what they demand.
“International purchasers ask for a ‘preview’ of the U.S. soybean crop before they start purchasing...
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U.S. farm production expenditures dropped nearly $20 billion in 2009 after a record-setting high in 2008.
“2008 was an abomination,” said Jonah Bowles, agricultural market analyst for Virginia Farm Bureau Federation. “It was a difficult year for farmers, so it’s good news that expenses dropped.”
According to a report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural...
Corn growers have had a recent surge of interest in taking end-of-season corn stalk samples to assess nitrogen (N) management practices. The purpose of this article is to briefly describe the end-of-season corn stalk nitrate test with regard to the intent of the test, sampling guidelines, and interpretation of test results.
Intent of the test
Many corn growers feel that their crop needs to be dark green throughout...