As you are aware, unprecedented effort has been extended these past three years to drive home the point that scouting your soybeans is going to be essential to manage soybean rust. Having spent a fair amount of time out on the road discussing soybean rust management and plans in the state I also know that many of you still need to make a commitment to actually scout yourself or to hire the scouting of your soybeans. Soybean rust starts on the bottom of a plant so you will need to carefully...

In fact, 89 percent of the state s corn crop has been planted, the highest percentage since records began in 1980, the National Agricultural Statistics Service s Wisconsin field office said Monday in its weekly crop report. The agency said 61 percent of Wisconsin s soybean crop has been planted, compared with 44 percent a year ago and a five-year average of 37 percent. Corn and soybean planting in Wisconsin is ahead of normal after two weeks of good weather. He guessed 40 percent of the...

CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures are expected to start Tuesday's day session on firm footing, continuing the overnight climb to new contract highs on technical momentum, world vegoil price strength and long range weather concerns. CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures are expected to start Tuesday's day session on firm footing, continuing the overnight climb to new contract highs on technical momentum, world vegoil price strength and long...

Eighty-three percent of the soybean acreage has emerged compared with 47 percent last year and 54 percent for the 5-year average. Ninety-six percent of the intended soybean acreage has been planted compared with 71 percent last year and 74 percent for the 5-year average. Indiana: Ninety-seven percent of the corn acreage has emerged compared with 79 percent last year and 78 percent for the 5-year average. Soybean planting was 96 percent complete, compared to 89 percent last year and 81...

Larry Thurow, his Parkland students and a long list of industry suppliers help Thurow plant crops on 30 acres on the college's southwest side and 12 acres on the northwest side. Thurow said farmer and college founder John Mathews helped plan the plots in 1973 when classes moved to the campus on West Bradley Avenue and crops have grown there every year since. He said Monsanto's trying to perfect that particular technology so it can get more information in the future about crop condition....