Soybeans may rise to a record $20 a no-till bushel, more than double today's price, amid low stockpiles in the United States, a weaker dollar and increased demand as the global economy recovers.
Soybeans are usually traded on a 13% moisture basis, so it is to the farmer's advantage to harvest, store, and sell soybeans as close to 13% moisture (wet basis) as possible.
Harvested grain is essentially insect free, but it can become infested by storage insects, which originate in or around the bin or in equipment like combines and grain augers.
Volunteer corn can act as a safe harbor for some pests by expressing lower doses of the insecticide found in newly planted corn, according to Purdue University researchers.
Recent trap monitoring has confirmed that western bean cutworm, a destructive insect that can cause severe yield loss in cornfields, has moved further eastward and has continued to spread into northern areas of Indiana.
Rainy weather and cooler-than-normal summer temperatures have resulted in a white mold outbreak in soybeans throughout parts of the Midwest. For Ohio growers, this is the first major outbreak of white mold in the state in nearly a decade.
Drainage water management techniques are proving to reduce nitrate releases into ditches and streams –- and now researchers and regulators are teaming up to see if the water-quality benefits can be quantified so no-till farmers can earn money by managing their tile drainage water.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, Smithville, Ga., strip-tiller and cover cropper Alex Harrell shares the main takeaway from his record-breaking 218-bushel soybean yield.
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