corn and soybean production and consumption during the 2007-08 marketing year will be important benchmarks, a University of Illinois Extension marketing specialist noted that considerable uncertainty will persist for several months. The first projections for the 2007-08 marketing year will be included. In addition, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will release a forecast of the size of the 2007 U. Copyright 2007 Illinois Agricultural Association.

Soybean leaves show various amounts of soybean rust. Experts say the recent confirmation of soybean rust in Iowa in 2006 should serve as a reminder that the fungus can happen in Iowa. On March 8, he says an independent crop consultant brought in two baggies, one containing seeds and pods and one with parts of a dead soybean leaf. While experts were able to confirm rust on the soybean leaves when they were dead, Tylka says it is more important to look for signs of the disease earlier. After...

If you wanted to, you could grow soybeans in your backyard garden in the same way you grow green beans or peas, but most people buy the dried beans in bags at the store. Even though soy milk has been around for more than 2,000 years, I had no inkling that it existed. To make soy milk, you start with half a cup of soybeans and soak them in water for half a day to soften them. If you were to start with soaked soy beans, make the soy milk and then make tofu, the whole process would take less...

Jefferson County s corn acreage had declined to under 10,000 acres for the past several years, but may increase by as much as 300 percent this year, Plunkett said. Soybean acres in some counties have moved into corn production, according to our specialists. The driver? Ethanol, which is elevating corn prices and prompting growing interests in building ethanol or biodiesel production facilities in Southeast Arkansas. Industry sales reps are also bemoaning the loss of soybean acres to corn...

For corn, the persistent high rate of exports, along with large unshipped sales as of April 19, has led to ideas that exports for the current year could exceed the April projection of 2.25 billion bushels. However, the large domestic inventory of soybean oil and meal along with the large South American harvest should temper expectations for the remainder of the marketing year. For soybeans, changes in projections of use for the current marketing year will likely be small, if any changes...