In September 2010, I became the Coordinator of Research and Technology Transfer for the Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board. One of the responsibilities of this position is blogging for the Board's website (www.mssoy.org).
I am also responsible for soliciting and/or writing subject matter articles for the website, updating posted articles with new content and findings, and ensuring the continual "liveness" of internet links in the website and the accuracy of material in current and newly posted items.
I invite you to visit this website often to find the latest information for soybean production in the Midsouthern US.
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Tennessee producers need options for crops that can be grown to meet diversified and changing markets. There is a growing demand for birdseed, and sunflower is an important component of that product. Sunflower oil is highly desirable for human consumption, and is also a suitable stock for biodiesel production.
This publication provides general information about the growth, development, and production of sunflower, with special emphasis on the production environment in Tennessee and the southeastern US. Results from sunflower hybrid trials conducted in Tennessee are included to provide producers with information about the performance of available hybrids under Tennessee conditions.
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Over 6,000 words of comprehensive information with tips on variety selection, planting date/timing, and maturity group selection for given latitudes
Tips on stretching limited seed of the best varieties across the most acres
3 key tables on seeding rates, seed treatment, and the last spring freeze/frost dates for southern locations
38 internet links, including the best online seeding rate calculator available
Suggested maturity groups for planting in the southern latitudes
This is the most authoritative treatment of this subject that you will find anywhere. The information will be valid for years to come.
PROFITABLY IRRIGATING SOUTHERN SOYBEANS
Topics include: Timing of irrigation--when to start, when to finish, and how much in between
Making the most of limited water supplies
Tailoring irrigation to different soil types and planting dates
6 vital facts to consider about irrigating southern soybeans
5 common myths about soybean irrigation in the south
15 key observations--some quite blunt--about what works, what doesn't, and why many irrigated soybeans fail to reflect the full potential from irrigation
Valuable internet links for determining soil texture and identifying reproductive stages, and for proper scheduling to realize maximum yield potential from irrigation.
This is the most authoritative treatment of this subject that you will find anywhere. It is up-to-date, complete, and usable for years to come.
In 2004, I co-authored a chapter entitled "Managing inputs for peak production" for the American Society of Agronomy Monograph entitled "Soybean: Improvement, Production, and Uses".
A copy of that chapter is on this website.
EARLY SOYBEAN PRODUCTION SYSTEM HANDBOOK
Research leading to the development of this handbook (published in September 1998) was supported in part by the Soybean Checkoff. The handbook was published by the Office of Agricultural Communications, Mississippi State University, under the auspices of the United Soybean Board Project #6009, entitled "Improving efficiencies of the early soybean production system in the Midsouth." Editors of the handbook are Larry G. Heatherly and Glenn Bowers. Contributors are David Boethel, Matthew Baur, James Rabb, John Rupe, Jeff Tyler, M.O. Way, and Lanny Ashlock.
This handbook is out of print. Even though it is somewhat dated, much of the information contained in it is still pertinent, especially the underlying principles that support the adoption of the system.
Availability of the handbook on this site was made possible with the assistance of Dr. Jeff Ray, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, MS, and with the knowledge of the USB.
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