Soybean Farmer Hopes for Strong Ag Sector for His Children
USB Director David Hartke Discusses Freedom to Operate on “Beyond the Bean On-Air”
David Hartke grew up on his family farm in central Illinois, where they currently grow soybeans, corn and wheat, as well as raise hogs and cattle. He is thankful that he’s been able to continue to farm with his dad in Teutopolis, Ill., roughly an hour and a half from the state capital of Springfie
Soybean Price Volatility to Remain
By David Asbridge, President, NPKFAS I was fortunate enough to be invited to China last month to speak at a conference for large soybean importers, millers and feeders. I also met privately with some of China’s largest compani......
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Are you ready for spring? Perhaps, if you’re like me, you look forward to spring if only for a much-needed break from winter farm meeting and show season! Your soybean checkoff always remains in season. It works year-round to help ensu......
Read MorePlanting Report Shows Decline in Soybean Acres
Soybean acreage and production for 2011 are hot topics in the United States this year. With the release of the most recent U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Planted Acreage Report, there is a little better idea of how many soybean a......
Read MoreKnowledge Is Profit
By Harry Bormann, MaxYield Cooperative® Grain Team Leader Just because you get your check or other form of payment for your soybeans from the elevator doesn’t necessarily mean we’re your end-use customer. Elevators don’t set the p......
Read MoreCrop prices keep breaking records
By David Asbridge Editor’s Note: Farmer-leader Jimmy Sneed’s Mississippi soybean field (pictured) was one of hundreds across the United States this year where flooding delayed spring planting. Soybean prices have been in a relativ......
Read MorePlanting Problems, Weather Could Still Impact Soybean Outlook
David Asbridge operates NPK Fertilizer Advisory Service, an independent consulting firm that covers the crop and fertilizer markets, both domestically and globally. So far, 2011 has been a relatively challenging year for U.S. agriculture......
Read MoreThe Japan Effect
David Asbridge operates NPK Fertilizer Advisory Service, an independent consulting firm that covers the crop and fertilizer markets, both domestically and globally. The 2010 U.S. soybean crop is currently estimated at 3.33 billion bushel......
Read MoreFrom your checkoff chairman
Gooch. Supersweet. MoorMan’s. We used to see a lot of those feed signs across the countryside. Not so much, if at all, today. If you’re like me, chickens, pigs, dairy cows and beef cattle at one time made up an important component of......
Read MoreWhat new product or products do you plan to use on your farm this spring?
“We’ve been using our own products on the farm, and we’ll keep using our products on the farm. We’ve been using biodiesel for about eight years and biogrease the last three years. It’s the best way to be sustainable.” ~Charles ......
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