Agronomic Tip of the Week: Timeliness of Weed Management in Soybeans

Weed emergence and development in the Iowa soybean fields has been excellent.  Unfortunately, the ability to make timely applications of appropriate herbicides to manage (perhaps better said “control”) these weeds has been less successful. The concern is now for management tactics necessary to resolve the developing issues.

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Gulf Oil Spill May Harm U.S. Grain Exports, Says ISU Market Economist

Projections are that the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may not be contained until late summer, or later. That could affect grain prices for the United States and overseas markets, according to Iowa State University grain markets specialist Chad Hart.

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Spat with Argentina Leads China to
U.S. Soyoil

A halt in Argentine soybean oil shipments to China amid an ongoing trade dispute prompted the first major sale of U.S. soyoil to China in more than a year this week, but the potential for further U.S. sales remains unclear.

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Mowing Limitations

Farmers and private property owners need to be aware of a new law restricting mowing along roadways, including within the rights-of-way and medians of interstates, highways and secondary roads, before
July 15.

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Northey Appointed to EPA Committee

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey and Iowa farmer David Petty of Eldora are among those newly appointed to the committee charged with advising the EPA on environmental issues related to agriculture and rural communities.

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CSIF Hosts "Doing Things Right" Workshop

The Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF) invites Iowa farmers and the public to attend a series of “Doing Things Right” on-farm workshops focusing on the planting of vegetative environmental buffers (VEBs), the Green Farmstead Partner program and other livestock production issues. The first is tomorrow, June 11, at Whittemore.

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Western Iowa No-Till (WIN) Field Day Scheduled in June

The Third Annual WIN Demonstration Field Day is planned for June 15 at the Carstens 1880 Farmstead just south of Shelby, Iowa.

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ISU Weed Science Field Day

Iowa State University Weed Science will hold the annual Weed Science Field Day on June 24 at 8:30 a.m. at the Curtiss Farm on South State Street, Ames. Registration is $20 and includes coffee, beverages, snacks and a field book.  If you have questions about the event, please contact Mike Owen at mdowen@iastate.edu or 515-294-5936.

Save the Date: ISA Soy Golf Classic on
July 22

The Iowa Soybean Association Soy Golf Classic is scheduled for July 22, 2010, at Otter Creek Golf Course in Ankeny. Mark your calendars for this fun-filled day. Additional details and registration information be available on the ISA web site: www.iasoybeans.com

Iowa Women in Ag Conference to be Held in July

July 27 will mark the Fourth Annual Iowa Women in Ag (IWIA) Conference to be held at Kinze Manufacturing, Inc., at Williamsburg, Iowa. The one-day conference, “Agriculture IS Business,” will feature an exciting array of topics, including keynote speaker Marcia Zarley Taylor.

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