In 2006, Cullers won the contest by using an intensive growing program and special soybean growth promoter to raise a record 139. A Purdy farmer beat his own record when it comes to raising soybeans. Purdy farmer tops own record in regional soybean contest. This article does not have any comments associated with it. Cullers co-owns and operates a diversified farm, K&K Farms, where he raises corn, soybeans, green beans, spinach, collard, kale, mustard and turnips.

Early estimates for next year s corn and soybean plantings have begun to flow in, even as the harvest of this year s corn and soybean crops continues. While soybeans may pick up some of that slack acreage, there are concerns that demand may outpace supply, given the growth in the global market for biodiesel, a cleaner burning fuel made from vegetable oils. The USDA currently projects soybean inventories at the end of the crop year will stand at 215 million bushels, down from 573 million...

VIDALIA As the weather begins to cool and the summer crop harvest ends, local agriculturalists have little time to rest before it is time to plant their winter crops. With cotton and soybeans harvested and the plants out of the ground, many farmers choose to plant winter crops to keep a livelihood year round, as well as to keep their fields active and prevent unnecessary erosion. Winter crops for the smaller garden include onions, leeks, turnips, carrots and radishes, while field winter...

Over the past month OMAFRA and AAFC conducted tests on sample soybean leaves that confirmed the disease has spread through wind-borne spores into Ontario from the U. Fortunately, soybean plants in Ontario have either been harvested or are too mature for the disease to have an effect on the 2007 crop. The Ontario Soybean Rust Coalition is a group of key industry players - including government, growers, researchers, and chemical companies - committed to monitoring and minimizing the effects...

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. Soybean leaves show various amounts of soybean rust. After...