Soybean seed supply is limited for 2016 plantings. The extremely limited supplies will be in maturity groups 6 and 7, and supplies of late group 5 seed may also be very tight. Watch for announcements from the seed companies in the coming days about seed availability, germination rates, and incentives. Expect some suppliers to tag seed…
Outreach Education Coordinator, Laura Rogers, was a featured speaker in the Healthy Eating series at the Cumberland County Extension Center on Thurs., Jan. 21, helping attendees learn to cook with soy foods. Rogers educated participants on soy nutrition and they made turkey, tofu and zucchini lasagna, edamame succotash salad and silky tofu chocolate pudding. The…
Soybean growers are invited to join the North Carolina Soybean Producers Association at its annual educational and networking event for farmers at the Southern Farm Show, the Soybean Producers Forum, on Friday, Feb. 5 from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. in the Martin Building at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. The meeting will feature…
Recent articles in this blog have focused on the importance of soil testing in overall farm management practices, but how farmers respond to the nutrient deficiencies and imbalanced pH will make the difference in achieving yield goals. Click here to learn more about addressing pH and macronutrient concerns.
The North Carolina Soybean Producers Association elected five new members to serve a three-year term on its board of directors at its 49th annual meeting in Durham, N.C. on Jan. 15, 2016. Five members were elected to serve a second term on the board of directors. Directors on the state soybean board are responsible for…
Glenn Pendleton Family Farms of Pasquotank Co. won the annual N.C. Soybean Yield Contest in 2015 with an entry of 93.3 bushels per acre, besting the old state yield record by .4 bushels per acre. Glenn and Sharon Pendleton received the top yield award from Tom Melton, Associate Director, N.C. Cooperative Extension Service, at the…
The NC Commodities Conference will begin this Wed., Jan. 13 and continue through Fri, Jan. 15, 2016 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham, NC. It is the joint meeting of the Small Grains, Corn, Cotton, and Soybean Associations and will include vendor trade shows, commodity market outlook information, commodity extension specialist presentations, annual yield…
Cargill announced today they will be offering a program to purchase damaged soybean at the Selma, N.C. location beginning tomorrow. The elevator bid details are: 0-30% Damage – Current bid and Regular schedule 30.1 -60% Damage – $5.40 (still subject to moisture, test weight, foreign matter and other discounts – not damage) 60.1-100% Damage –…
The NCSPA will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2016 and all N.C. soybean growers are invited to attend a reception marking the occasion. The reception will be held at the N.C. Commodities Conference on Wed., Jan. 13, 2016 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in the exhibition area of the conference at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel, 4700…