Soybeans

Prices and cost estimates are averages collected from retailers across the state. Input prices will vary by region, sales volume, and other criteria and may not be reflective of your true cost. These prices can be used as a baseline for your operation. Make changes to prices to include your production techniques, inputs, and overall management.

Agronomy News-November 2022, Volume 13, Issue 8. Topics in this issue are the 2022 Corn Hybrid Trial Results, Winter Crop Production Meetings, Nutrient Management Voucher Training Schedule, Options for Preplant Italian Ryegrass Control in Soybean, Assessing Herbicide Options for Preplant Weed Control in Soybean, 2022 USDA Agricultural Census, Grain Marketing Update, Pesticide Recertification Options, 2023 Custom Farming Rate Survey, Grain Producer’s Scholarship, Evaluating Late Season Burndown Options for Palmer Amaranth, Soybean Fungicide Trials, Effect of Potash Fertility on Orchardgrass Yield, County Cash Rental Rates Posted For 2022, Grain Market Report, Weather Outlook, and Regional Crop Reports.

Italian ryegrass is a winter annual weed that often needs to be managed prior to soybean planting. In Maryland, populations of Italian ryegrass have been confirmed to be resistant to group 1 (Axial, Select) and group 2 (Harmony, PowerFlex) herbicides, but recent populations have appeared to develop resistance to glyphosate (Figure 1). With limited herbicide options, preplant control of Italian ryegrass will be challenging for growers.

2021 soybean fungicide trial results

Starting clean, or weed-free, is a critical component of any weed management program. In 2022, growers experienced either a lack of or higher cost of glyphosate-based herbicides that are typically used to control weeds prior to planting soybean. In a study sponsored by the Maryland Soybean board and conducted at the University of Maryland’s Central Maryland and Wye Research and Education Centers, different glyphosate-based and non-glyphosate based herbicide treatments were evaluated for their ability to provide effective preplant weed control (Table 1). These treatments included both single and sequential herbicide applications.

Agronomy News-September 2022, Volume 13, Issue 6. Topics in this issue are Minimizing Combine Weed-Seed Movement, SARE Farmer Grants, 2022 Maryland Cash Rental Rates, Scouting for Podworms, Tar Spot Disease Confirmed in Maryland, Disease in Soybean, Delmarva Woodland Stewards, Maryland Farming Success Training Course, Grain Market Report, Weather Outlook, and Regional Crop Reports.

It's time to start scouting for podworms (Helicoverpa zea) in double-crop soybeans. There have been reports of high numbers of small and young pod worms and soybean loopers in double-crop soybean on the Delmarva. Podworms prefer fields that are flowering, open canopy, and stressed and have been recently sprayed with a non-selective insecticide. Their population can be spotty, so one field can be high while the field next to it is low, so the only way to know what is happening in a particular field is to sample it. You can sample for podworms using either a sweep net or drop cloth.

Agronomy News-August 2022, Volume 13, Issue 4. Topics in this issue are Small Grain Variety Trials, Palmer Amaranth Control in Organic Systems, Possible Changes to Atrazine Use, Japanese Stiltgrass Identification and Control, Sampling for Nematodes in Soybeans, Sprayer and Pesticide Twilight Meeting, Broiler Grower Settlements, New Rules for Processing Food Wastes and Residuals, Webinar: Solar On The Farm, Pasture and Grazing Workshops, Grain Market Report, Weather Outlook, and Regional Crop Reports.