Agronomic Insights

Soybean seed size is determined partially by the variety (genetic tendency) but mostly by the growing conditions experienced at the production location. Several factors influence soybean seed size.

Winter annual weeds have been getting a little more attention in recent years. Many producers simply ignore them, because they are not an issue during the growing season. In addition to weed competition issues, winter weeds may be adding to other pest problems.

Most soybeans are still covered by a variety patent, and you will not be able to save and plant the seed from those varieties without a license giving you that added right. Check with your seed supplier before saving.

In the production of grain sorghum hybrids, the methods used by the seed industry to produce the crop allows for the potential of “off-types” to be present in the seed. To produce the hybrid cross, a male sterile of one genetically distinct inbred is pollinated by another inbred.

Dyna-Gro Seed is proud to announce the launch of its brand-new HALO SALT TOLERANT SERIES™ cotton.

There are no in-season control options available to the grower. Foliar fungicides are not effective in the control of this disease. Best defense against Goss’s Wilt is to plant corn hybrids with high levels of tolerance, but Hybrids only have limited tolerance.