By C.J. Miller Earlier this week, a federal judge with the U.S. District Court of Arizona has revoked the approval that allows the use of dicamba herbicide products on soybeans….
EPA Herbicide Strategy Disappoints Ag Community
…Soybean Association, representing nearly 1,500 farmers, submitted a letter urging the EPA to withdraw the strategy. Farmers expressed concerns about insufficient compliance options, potential high costs, and the detrimental impact…
NCBA: OFF Act a ‘Narrow-minded’ View of Checkoffs
…Checkoff programs do research and promote their associated commodity. Beymer said there is concern that the OFF Act would interfere with some of that research. “The soybean checkoff contracts with…
World Food Prices Lower in August
…exporters. As for soy and rapeseed oils, world prices dropped due to improving soybean crop conditions in the United States of America and ample global exportable supplies, respectively. » The FAO…
More Time Requested for Review of EPA’s Vulnerable Species Pilot Program
…feedback. CropLife America noted that the comment period did not provide “sufficient opportunity to review the draft guidance, solicit input from its members, and develop constructive comments.” The American Soybean…
Manure Recycling on the Farm
…producers who apply their operations’ manure to their own crops account for a high proportion of manure used on oats, corn, and barley crops, followed by soybean and wheat. Listen…
Spartz Ag Appropriations Amendment Ignites Checkoff Debate
…from her communications manager states: “It’s great that Indiana chose not to participate in wheat checkoffs, but it still has involuntary soybean checkoffs the Congresswoman paid plenty of, which is…
Is U.S. Losing Trade Competitiveness?
…report. It also says Brazil and Argentina continue to pose a challenge to U.S. soybean exports. Brazil has been the largest exporter of soybean oilseed since 2021. The ERS report…
Sustainably Feeding a Growing World
…of the 2022 World Food Prize. Polly Ruhland, United Soybean Board Chief Executive Officer, moderated the discussion, addressing how to sustainably feed a growing world. “It was indeed a big…
Genetically Engineered Crop Acreage Grows
…field crops in 1996, and adoption rates increased rapidly. By 2008, more than 50 percent of U.S. corn, cotton, and soybean acres were planted with genetically engineered seeds. The total…
Mississippi River Water Levels Remain at Near-Record Low
…especially hard on the soybean industry because September through February accounts for 80 percent of U.S. soybean exports. Meanwhile, there’s no expected relief in the forecast and drought is expanding…
High Oleic Soy Oil for Cooking
Promoting a certain type of cooking oil for chefs. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Image by LuAnn Hunt from Pixabay United Soybean Board farmer-leaders recently met with…
New Ag Coalition Focuses on Bioeconomy
…(AFBF); American Soybean Association (ASA); Corn Refiners Association (CRA); Growth Energy; National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA); National Corn Growers Association (NCGA); National Hemp Association; and Plant Based…
Increased Tariffs on Fertilizer Imports Rejected by ITC
…and 2022. An AFBF analysis indicates that Russia, Trinidad, and Tobago account for 79 percent of UAN fertilizer imports. The American Soybean Association and National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) were…