For information about soy biodiesel promotions or fuel stations offering soy biodiesel in South Dakota, visit www.sdsoybean.org. The promotional event highlights the importance of using soy biodiesel, derived from soybean oil, as an alternative to imported foreign oil. Harrisburg area FFA students will be at the promotion greeting customers and helping them fill up with soy biodiesel. Soy biodiesel is a domestic, renewable fuel for diesel engines derived from soybean oil. Biodiesel can be...

Federal disaster assistance available for 81 Illinois counties Governor Rod Blagojevichsays federal disaster assistance is now available for farmers and nursery owners in 81 of Illinois' 102 counties to help them recover from an April freeze that damaged crops. Federal disaster assistance available for 81 Illinois counties Governor Rod Blagojevichsays federal disaster assistance is now available for farmers and nursery owners in 81 of Illinois' 102 counties to help them recover from an...

Weighing on the market was the lack of fresh export demand, bearish technical signals and generally favorable growing conditions across western Canada, traders said. Light unaggresive farmer selling and expectations for lower canola acres in Tuesday's Statistics Canada planting report contributed to the advance. Canola saw a choppy opening before turning higher in sympathy with the gains in CBOT soy complex futures. Canola saw moderate activity with intermonth spreading accounting for over...

The agreements penned in Iowa value about 700 million-dollars. Chinese Delegation Signs Soybean Deal. DES MOINES, Iowa (AP)-- Representatives from China have signed a deal to buy more than two (m) million tons of Iowa soybeans. A 22-member delegation was in Des Moines last week to sign agreements. Combined with another deal in Chicago, that's more than a billion dollars in Iowa soybean exports. State Senator Daryl Beall is the chairman of the House-Senate International Relations Committee....

It is still too early to predict the likelihood and potential intensity of soybean rust in Indiana this year, but the early breakout has. Timing is important because the soybean plant is most vulnerable in the flowering stage, which occurs in late June and early July. One thing growers can do to prepare is to check with their local chemical dealer and make sure a fungicide will be available in late July or early August, if needed. Plant pathologists reported finding soybean rust 53 days...