Soybean Growers Appeal to Congress

Cindy Zimmerman

Soybean farmers are in Washington D.C. this week for a little lame duck. In addition to uniting with other agriculture groups urging Congress to fix the “death tax,” American Soybean Association (ASA) farmer-leaders are participating in a biodiesel fly-in to discuss renewing the biodiesel tax incentive that expired at the end of last year. Participating from ASA are grower-leaders Joe …

ASA, Biodiesel, Soybean

StollerUSA Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary

Joanna Schroeder

Back in 1970, Jerry Stoller started StollerUSA with a few dollars and some unusual ideas and now the company has a global footprint and a lot of acceptance in the U.S. Today, Jeff Morgan, Stoller’s marketing director, said that they are happy to commemorate their 40 year anniversary. AgWired reporter Chuck Zimmerman was able to catch up with Morgan during …

NAFB, Seed, Soybean

Delmar Commodities May Need More Quality Feed Grain

Harry Siemens

Harry Siemens – Feed specialists and researchers are advising Manitoba hog producers to monitor feed quality and watch the performance of their herds to avoid any problems associated with fusarium head blight-infected feed grains.

Corn, Feed, Soybean

Kip Cullers Shares Record Soybean Techniques

Cindy Zimmerman

Kip Cullers recently set yet another world soybean yield record with 160.6 bushels per acre on his 2010 test fields. The question other growers have is “How does he do it?” Kip maintains that he has no big secrets and that any farmer can do what he does. He shares some of his techniques in two recent BASF Top Plots …

BASF, Soybean

Interview with Kip Cullers

Cindy Zimmerman

Soybean superstar Kip Cullers was in big demand by the media on Tuesday in the thriving metropolis of Stark City, Missouri when the governor honored him for once again breaking the soybean yield record on his contest plot with 160.6 bushels per acre. I waited until everyone had their turn before doing my interview with Kip, and enlisting the help …

Audio, BASF, Soybean, Video

Stoller Helps Kip Cullers Set Soybean Record

Joanna Schroeder

You better believe that Missouri farmer Kip Cullers knows how to grow soybeans. As a matter of fact, he’s the best in the world, as Cindy already told you. Another product that helped Kip reach another record soybean yield is Stoller’s Bio-Forge. “Ninety-five percent of all the plant nutrients are in the top 4” of the soil. You’ve got to …

BASF, Soybean

MachineryLink Gives Soybean Champ Working Man’s Award

Cindy Zimmerman

World champion soybean grower Kip Cullers got a plaque from Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and a crystal globe trophy from the Missouri Soybean Association for breaking the soybean yield record again. But, MachineryLink presented the “Crop King” with a more practical honor – an embroidered pair of his trademark overalls. Todd Branson and Mark Gabrick were on hand at the …

BASF, Soybean

Kip Cullers Beats His Soybean Yield Record – Again

Cindy Zimmerman

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon traveled down to the southwest corner of the state to congratulate world champion soybean producer Kip Cullers who broke his previous record yet again with 160.6 bushels per acre on his 2010 test fields. “Agriculture is the backbone of Missouri’s economy, and growers like Kip Cullers are the reason why,” said Governor Nixon. “Missouri farmers feed, …

Audio, BASF, Soybean, Video

Soybean Champ Does it Again

Cindy Zimmerman

Soybean superstar Kip Cullers is going to officially announce his 2010 soybean yield results today at a press conference near his farm in Purdy, Missouri. Kip set the world soybean yield record in 2006 with 139 bushels per acre, then beat that the following year with a yield of 154.57 bushels per acre. When another grower achieved a yield of …

BASF, Soybean

What’s New From Pioneer Hi-Bred

Chuck Zimmerman

I’ve been looking for an excuse to post a Kip Cullers photo and decided the time was right. Kip, the king of bionic ag, is modeling at Farm Progress Show with an iPad showing what’s new with Pioneer Hi-Bred. That’s my connection here since I actually have an interview I did with Pioneer’s Drew Porter. Drew says the biggest news …

Agribusiness, Audio, Corn, Farm Progress Show, Pioneer, Seed, Soybean