Healthy Soybean Roots = Higher Yields
Iowa State researchers say favorable soil conditions lead the way to success
The notion of “out of sight, out of mind” in relation to soybean roots may be the case for many U.S. soybean farmers. However, refocusing this train of thought could be critical to healthier soybean plants and higher soybean yields.
The publication Good Roots Better Profits, produced
USB Aims to Push Yields to 59.5 Bu./A by 2030
Every farmer knows crop yield largely determines profitability. When it comes to soybean and corn yields, corn has long had the edge. But a new effort by the soybean checkoff aims to even the score, boosting U.S. soybean yields and, in turn......
Read MoreCheckoff Helps Share Production Research Solutions
Case studies have shown that some of the problems occurring in U.S. soybean fields already have solutions available. But many U.S. soybean farmers may not know those solutions exist. The United Soybean Board (USB) allocated checkoff fund......
Read MoreSoybean Checkoff Offers Online Plant Management Information
The United Soybean Board (USB) currently offers farmers and farmer-influencers one-year subscriptions to Plant Management Network’s (PMN) online resources. Farmer-leaders on the USB Communications program approved funding for the PMN subs......
Read MoreTechnology Can Help You Save Fuel, Improve Farm Efficiency
There’s a new generation of technology that can help you conserve fuel on the farm, and it has nothing to do with the engine in your tractors or combines. With diesel prices about 35 percent higher than a year ago, according to the U.S......
Read MoreUSDA: U.S. Farmers to Plant 76.6 Million Acres to Soybeans in 2011
If you’re driving down the highway in New York or North Dakota this summer, you’ll probably see more soybeans in farm fields. The 2011 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Prospective Plantings report predicts farmers in those two stat......
Read MoreWinning Weed Wisdom
One such project, funded by the South Dakota Qualified State Soybean Board, compares new U.S. soybean varieties and herbicide programs with conventional weed-control programs. “Among the major US crops, soybeans are likely going to be ......
Read MoreCheckoff Ensures Research to Protect and Grow Yields
As universities struggle to acquire government funding for agricultural research, many scientists believe the soybean checkoff continues to serve as a lifeboat to help keep some important soybean research projects afloat. Figures compile......
Read MoreGrowing tomorrow’s soybean researchers
U.S. soybean researchers have provided countless benefits to soybean farmers over the decades, but many of those researchers are approaching retirement. To help ensure a steady supply of researchers tomorrow, USB farmer-leaders invest in so......
Read More‘Low-lin’ oil helps keep us healthier and profitable
Increased attention to trans fat has led to a loss of market share for soybean oil, which impacts U.S. soybean farmers’ profit potential. Soybean oil currently represents 65 percent of all the edible oils consumed in the United States, bu......
Read MoreBiotech: Modern cross-breeding with major benefits to farmers
Plant biotechnology has been ongoing as long as farmers and plant breeders have tried to create crops with more desirable characteristics, such as plants that are taller or shorter, or more resistant to adverse growing conditions. Origin......
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