Soybeans

Video: Organic Soybeans: Managing the Challenge with Three Different Production Methods

Organic Soybean prices are very high, but growing organic soybeans can be very challenging. This farmer panel presents different on-farm approaches to managing weeds in organic farming systems. Farmers Eric Madsen (Audubon, IA), Jon Jovaag (Austin, MN), and Craig Anderson (Dassel, MN) discuss three different production methods for organic soybeans. This presentation was part of […]

January 18, 2022 | Categories: Annual Conference, Organic, Soybeans, Weeds Read More >>

Video: Impact of Winter Rye Cover Crop on Conventional Soybean Yields, Insects, and Weed Control

Can conventional farmers reduce herbicide expense by using a winter rye cover crop? Learn about the benefits of winter rye in conventional soybean farming from both a scientific (Jon Gaska, senior research agronomist at the University of Wisconsin) and practical (Sam Bennett, Iowa farmer) perspective. This presentation was part of our annual Conventional Corn & […]

January 18, 2022 | Categories: Annual Conference, Cover Crops, hybrid rye, Rye, Soybeans, Weeds Read More >>

Rolling and Crimping Rye for Weed Management in Organic Soybeans

by Margaret Smith, PhD Forage & Organic Agronomist Using winter rye for weed suppression in organic no-till soybeans is moving from novelty status to a proven practice. There are still a lot of nuances to this technique, with various production aspects still being researched, tested, and refined. Even so, more and more organic producers are […]

November 1, 2021 | Categories: Cover Crops, Organic, Rye, Soybeans Read More >>

Potential Nitrate Toxicity from Drought-stressed Forages—Take Precautions

by Margaret Smith, PhD Forage Agronomist High nitrate levels in water-deficient forages are likely this late summer and fall in the drought-stressed parts of the Upper Midwest and west. In addition to the chance of nitrate accumulation in forages and corn slated for harvest, there is concern that some growers in the most severely affected […]

August 4, 2021 | Categories: Corn, Forages, Oats, Rye, Soybeans Read More >>

Viking Corn & Soybeans – 2021 Update

by Mac Ehrhardt, President | Co-Owner Jake Hansen, Product Manager/Agronomist Note: Inventory is changing daily. Call now for latest inventory levels and to find the right seed for your ground: (800) 352-5247 One of the sure signs of Spring at the Seed House is phones ringing off the hook. Customers from across the country are […]

March 9, 2021 | Categories: Corn, Organic, Soybeans Read More >>

How to Grow 80-Bushel Soybeans [VIDEO]

Casey Staloch raised his first 80-bushel soybean crop just north of Freeborn, Minnesota in 2020. He planted Viking 2418N soybeans, which is a conventional, non-GMO soybean variety. He is not only a farmer and grower for Albert Lea Seed, he also is the owner of AgriGuardian. “It was a good feeling, because I’ve never had […]

January 7, 2021 | Categories: Soybeans Read More >>

2020 Virtual Conferences for Albert Lea Seed

2020 hasn’t been kind to in-person meetings, but we’re excited to announce upcoming free virtual conferences that we hope you’ll attend. Even though we aren’t hosting an in-person conference this year, we have a really strong line-up for our online-only Virtual Conferences. The first two are coming up fast, so block out some time on […]

October 30, 2020 | Categories: Annual Conference, Corn, Cover Crops, Organic, Rye, Soybeans Read More >>

Drought & Nitrate Poisoning in Livestock: Managing the Risk

by Margaret Smith, PhD Forage Agronomist Drought Conditions Across the Upper Midwest Parts of the Upper Midwest have been under pre-drought or drought conditions. Much of the western half of Iowa, central and northeastern Minnesota are either abnormally dry or under drought warning. Other parts of the Midwest have had too much rainfall. If only […]

July 21, 2020 | Categories: Corn, Forages, Oats, Rye, Soybeans Read More >>

Critical Know-How in Scouting Soybean Aphids

by Ashley Pearson ∙ Sales & Marketing Coordinator Scouting for soybean aphids has become second nature to us over the last ten years. There are several approaches to management and controlling them. To make the correct management decision, it is important to know where soybean aphids came from and how they spread. Soybean aphids came […]

June 16, 2020 | Categories: aphids, scouting, Soybeans Read More >>

A Tale of Two Rye Plantings

by Margaret Smith, PhD ∙ Agronomist Tips for Rolling and Crimping Winter Rye before Organic Soybeans Decisions for Less-than-Ideal Conditions Two neighbors in north-central Iowa are fairly new to organic farming and both experimenting with winter rye as a mulch cover for their transitional and organic soybeans. Both of their fields were planted last fall […]

June 9, 2020 | Categories: Cover Crops, Organic, Rye, Soybeans Read More >>

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