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2016’s SOUTHERN SOYBEAN VARIETIES INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS CASH MARKET & FORWARD PRICING

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2016’s Southern Soybean Varieties* AGVENTURE MIDSOUTH

• Great standability and emergence

38H4R • Late Group III, displayed high yield potential on silt loam and mixed soils • Resistant to Brown Stem Rot and SCN • Strong, inherent spring emergence with large seed size • Taller plant type with good SDS tolerance

47E1RR • Taller, Mid-to-Late Group IV indeterminate with high yields • Resistant to Stem Canker and Frogeye Leaf Spot • Resists seed shatter well • Performs well in most soil types

41B1RR • Super attractive Early Group IV leader with SCN resistance • “K” gene for PRR along with good ﬁeld tolerance • Medium-statured plant type with a good shatter score • Excellent spring emergence

48E3RR • Big brawny plant type Late Group IV • Chloride excluder with good Frogeye score • Genetic resistance to Stem Canker and PRR • Tawny for all soil types

42H5R • New Early Group IV well suited for wide rows or twin row • Chloride excluder for productive soils • Resistant to Stem Canker and PRR • Strong tolerance to Sudden Death Syndrome 44Z8RRSTS • Broadly suited Mid-Group IV product with STS tolerance • Medium height, bushy plant type for wide rows • Resistant to Stem Canker and Frogeye • Good tolerance to Brown Stem Rot 45Z9RR • Mid-Group IV that excels in high yield environments • Excellent Lodging Scores on highly productive soils • Excels rotated behind corn • Good scores against seed shatter 46B3RR • Attractive, medium-statured Mid-Group IV product • Workhorse variety with good scores against seed shatter • “K” gene for PRR, resistant to Stem Canker • Resistant to Frogeye Leaf Spot 46H6R • New Mid-Group IV resistant to Stem Canker • “K” gene for Phytophthora Root Rot • Stout, branchy plants for productive soils

48E5R2STS • Late Group IV with STS and good ﬂood tolerance • Genetic Stem Canker resistance • Strong ratings against Sudden Death and SCN • “C” gene for Phytophthora Root Rot

CONTENTS 3 Varieties ’16 This section offers a partial listing of 2016 soybean varieties suited for the Southern growing region.

10 Cash Market & Forward Pricing Dr. Bob Stark’s comments

11 Industry News Cover photo courtesy of Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism

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49E1RR • Late Group IV indeterminate with strong SCN resistance • Resistant to Stem Canker • Moderate Chloride excluder performs across soil types • Good overall height and width, well suited to clay soils D5108RRSTS • Impressive plant stature in an Early Group V indeterminate with STS tolerance • Resistant to Stem Canker plus good PRR field tolerance • Great Southern performer tawny • Chloride excluder with Root-Knot resistance 52B2RR • Early Group V determinate with top agronomic package and defenses • Resistant to Stem Canker and SCN races 3 & 14 • Chloride excluder • “K” gene plus strong field tolerance for PRR and SDS 54K4RR • Excellent PRR package with “3c” gene plus field tolerance • Sodium Chloride excluder, very

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attractive tawny • Good tolerance to Sudden Death Syndrome • Moderate resistance to Root-Knot Nematode 55K5RR • Mid-Group V determinate with excellent agronomics and defenses • Strong tolerance to SDS and PRR (“3c” gene) • Chloride excluder, resistant to Stem Canker • SCN protection with moderate resistance to Root-Knot Nematode AV 47Z0STS • New Late Group IV conventional with STS tolerance • Resistant to Stem Canker with good PRR Field Tolerance • Noted to perform well across soil types • Medium-statured light tawny plant type AV 52E0 • New Early Group V indeterminate conventional • Responds well to all soil types • Very good Phytophthora Field Tolerance • Shows moderately good resistance to Frogeye AV 45H1LL • New Mid-Group IV LibertyLink product release • Branchy, medium-tall plants with SCN resistance • Resistance to Root-Knot Nematode • Positive scores against Stem Canker, SDS, seed shatter AV 48H1LL • New Late Group IV LibertyLink product release • Taller plant type with SCN resistance • Resistant to Stem Canker • Good score against Sudden Death Syndrome AV 49H9LLSTS • New Late Group IV LibertyLink/STS indeterminate release • Big brawny plant type, handles stress well • Good resistance to Root-Knot Nematode • “K” gene for PRR, good Stem Canker tolerance AV 49K5LL • Indeterminate LibertyLink product for Late Group IV farmers • “K” gene for Phytophthora Root Rot protection • Resistance to both SCN and Root-Knot Nematode • Good scores against Frogeye and Stem Canker

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AV 52C2LL • Very defensive Early Group V LibertyLink product • PI88788-based SCN protection with moderate Root-Knot resistance • Rps1K gene for Phytophthora Root Rot • Solid scores against SDS, Frogeye and Stem Canker

ASGROW AG4135: Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield/ SR Soybean – Early Group IV • Early MG IV soybean with good Southern adaptation • Works across soil types • Resistance to SCN • Very good tolerance to SDS and Southern Stem Canker AG4533: Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield/ SR Soybean – Mid Group IV • Robust plant type with good growth on heavier soils • Dryland or irrigated • SCN resistance and a strong Phytophthora package • Good tolerance Southern Stem Canker and Frogeye Leaf Spot AG4632: Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield/ SR Soybean – Mid Group IV • Outstanding performance in heavy soils • Robust plant type for dryland or irrigated production • SCN resistance and very good field tolerance to Phytophthora rot • Tolerance to Southern Stem Canker and Frogeye Leaf Spot AG4633: Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield Soybean – Mid Group IV • Medium statured plant with good standability • Good fit for lighter soils • Tolerance to Southern Root-Knot Nematode • Disease package includes protection against SCN, Phytophthora and Southern Stem Canker AG4835: Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield/ SR Soybean – Late Group IV • Versatile soybean for heavy to lighter soils • Moderately tolerant to Southern RootKnot Nematode • Resistance to SCN and Phytophthora • Tolerance to Southern Stem Canker and Frogeye Leaf Spot AG4934: Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield/ SR Soybean – Late Group IV • Adapted to most soil types with or without irrigation • Resistance to Soybean Cyst Nematode

and Phytophthora rot • Good tolerance to Southern Stem Canker AG5233: Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield/ SR Soybean – Early Group V • Indeterminate soybean adapted across soil types • Resistance to SCN and excellent tolerance to Phytophthora • Good tolerance to Southern Stem Canker and Sudden Death Syndrome AG5332: Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield Soybean – Early Group V • Aggressive indeterminate plant with excellent performance on heavy soils • Excellent yield potential in dryland production • Resistance to SCN • Tolerance to Southern Stem Canker and Frogeye Leaf Spot AG5335: Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield/ SR Soybean – Early Group V • MG5 tall indeterminate plant suited to heavy, mixed or light soils • Resistance to SCN and Phytophthora • Tolerance to Sudden Death Syndrome and Southern Stem Canker AG5535: Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield Soybean – Mid Group V • Determinate plant with good height on heaver soils • Nematode package includes resistance to SCN and Southern Root-Knot • Tolerance to SDS, Southern Stem Canker and Frogeye Leaf Spot

CREDENZ CZ 0121 LL NEW • Med/Avg plant height • Approximate seed size: 2,900 • Very good standability • Above average Phytophthora Root Rot field tolerance, Sclerotinia White Mold and iron deficiency chlorosis rating CZ 0525 LL NEW • Med/Avg plant height • Approximate seed size: 2,600 • Very good standability • Above average overall disease and iron deficiency chlorosis rating CZ 0767 RY NEW • Med/Tall plant height • Approximate seed size: 2,700 • Very good standability • Above average Phytophthora Root Rot field tolerance, Sclerotinia White Mold, SDS and iron deficiency chlorosis rating CZ 0848 LL NEW • Med/Avg plant height

• Approximate seed size: 2,600 • Excellent standability • Above average overall disease and iron deficiency chlorosis rating CZ 6060RY NEW • Medium plant height • Very good standability • Excellent SDS and Frogeye Leaf Spot rating • Above average iron deficiency chlorosis rating CZ 6109LL • Medium plant height • Approximate seed size: 2,500 • Very good standability • Excellent SDS rating • Above average Frogeye Leaf Spot and iron deficiency chlorosis rating CZ 6316 LL • Medium plant height • Approximate seed size: 2,900 • Very good standability • Excellent Frogeye Leaf Spot rating • Above average iron deficiency chlorosis rating CZ 6515 NEW • Med/Tall plant height • Very good standability • Excellent Frogeye Leaf Spot rating

• Above average iron deficiency chlorosis rating CZ 7007 LL • Med/Tall plant height • Approximate seed size: 3,300 • Very good standability • Above average Phytophthora Root Rot field tolerance rating • Very good SDS rating • Excellent Frogeye Leaf Spot rating • Above average iron deficiency chlorosis rating CZ 7070 RY • Tall plant height • Approximate seed size: 2,800 • Very good standability • Excellent Soybean Cyst Nematode R3 rating CZ 7132 LL NEW • Tall plant height • Approximate seed size: 3,050 • Very good standability • Excellent Phytophthora Root Rot field tolerance (R1) • Above average Frogeye Leaf Spot and iron deficiency chlorosis rating HBK RY 7523 • Med/Tall plant height

• Very good standability • Above average iron deﬁciency chlorosis rating

CROPLAN R2C4700 • STS stacked WinPak variety consisting of R2C4752S and R2C4765S • Tolerant to Stem Canker • Excellent offensive yield with defensive package • Works well on all soil types R2C4752 • STS stack • Tolerant to Stem Canker • Very good green stem ratings • Good tolerance to Frogeye and SDS R2C4765 • STS stack • Resistant to Stem Canker • Good on clay soils • Good sustainability R2C4775 • Extremely high yield potential • Good on clay soils • Excellent Frogeye tolerance • Tolerant to Stem Canker

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R2C5225 • Attractive tawny tan line • Indeterminate plant type • STS stack • Chloride tolerance: Excluder R2C5673 • Attractive red line • Avoid loams due to height • Excellent replacement for R2C5663 L5T4885S • New LibertyLink 55 trait • STS stack • Excellent Frogeye and Stem Canker tolerance scores LC5215 • Stable yield potential across all environments • Moves east, west, north and south • Performs best on silt loam soils L5T5555S • New LibertyLink 55 trait • STS stack • Chloride tolerance: Excluder L5C5975 • New LibertyLink 55 trait • STS stack • Tolerant to Stem Canker

MORSOY XTRA 44X82 • 4.4 Maturity • RR2 • Excellent Variety for Early Planting Systems • Moderate Root-Knot Nematode resistance • Well adapted for mixed to light soil types • Medium plant height 46X95 • 4.6 Maturity • RR2 • Moderate Root-Knot Nematode resistance • Excellent Frogeye Leaf Spot Tolerance • Adaptable to all soil types 47X12 • 4.7 Maturity • RR2/STS • Excellent yield potential • Great soil versatility • Medium Tall bush plant type 48X02 • 4.8 Maturity • RR2 • Fits well on clay and mixed soil types • Medium Tall plant type 49X85 • 4.9 Maturity • RR2/STS

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• Chloride excluder • Mixed to clay soils • Excellent SDS tolerance 53X82 • 5.3 Maturity • RR2 • Chloride excluder • Mixed to clay soils 54X41 • 5.4 Maturity • Chloride excluder • Mixed to clay soils 55X75 • 5.5 Maturity • Chloride excluder • Excellent Frogeye tolerance • Medium Tall Tawny plant 4860 • 4.8 Maturity • Conventional variety • Versatile for soil type • Excellent Phytophthora tolerance

MYCOGEN SEEDS 5N433R2 • Attractive Group 4 variety with good branching, strong emergence and very good tolerance to Phytophthora Root Rot and Frogeye Leaf Spot. 5N433R2 performs strongly in the Mid-South, especially on clay and mixed soils 5N490R2 • Attractive plant type with good stability that features strong emergence with good performance on all soils 5N490R2 • Late Group 5 variety that is well-suited for the Mid-South

5N501R2 • Tall Group 5 variety with excellent stability that works across many soil types, especially in the Mid-South and Southeast. 5N501R2 brings good tolerance to Phytophthora Root Rot, Frogeye Leaf Spot and Stem Canker.

NK SOYBEANS S37-Z8 brand (New) GENRR2Y • Exceptional yields across multiple environments • Strong Phytophthora Root Rot field tolerance • Very good Sudden Death Syndrome resistance S39-T3 GENRR2Y/STS • Above average Frogeye Leaf Spot resistance • Dependable Sudden Death Syndrome resistance • Very good standability and excellent shatter resistance S42-E5 brand (New) GENRR2Y • Earliest high-yield option for Root-Knot Nematode • Very good standability • Performs across variable soil types S45-R7 brand GENRR2Y/STS • Very good Sudden Death Syndrome and Frogeye Leaf Spot resistance • Solid standability for ease of harvest • Good Phytophthora Root Rot field tolerance and strong iron deficiency chlorosis tolerance S47-K5 brand GENRR2Y • Outstanding yields on productive, welldrained soils • Excellent Frogeye Leaf Spot resistance

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• Attractive plant type, strong standability and solid stress tolerance

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S48-D9 brand (New) GENRR2Y • Excellent Frogeye Leaf Spot and very strong Sudden Death Syndrome resistance • Strong yields across multiple environments • Solid standability

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S50-J7 (New) GENRR2Y • High yielder for stress environments and drought-prone soils • Outstanding Frogeye Leaf Spot resistance • Adapted for 30-inch rows or wider

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S52-Y2 brand GENRR2Y • Excellent Stem Canker resistance • Good iron deﬁciency chlorosis tolerance • Rps1c gene for Phytophthora Root Rot resistance

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NK Soybeans: www.nk-us.com

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S55-Q3 brand GENRR2Y • Strong yields with Root-Knot Nematode protection • Solid Frogeye Leaf Spot resistance • Good emergence and stress tolerance S58-Z4 brand (New) GENRR2Y • Outstanding yield potential with RootKnot Nematode resistance • Very good stress resistance for southern Delta and Southeast • Solid Frogeye Leaf Spot resistance S59-A5 brand (New) GENRR2Y • Above average Frogeye resistance • Very strong Phytophthora ﬁeld tolerance with soybean cyst nematode resistance • Excellent standability extends harvest window S73-S8 brand (New) GENRR2Y • Very good Root-knot nematode protection • Very good stress and drought tolerance • Solid yields with broad adaptability S74-M3 brand GENRR2Y • Best performance in productive environments • Excellent root-knot nematode protection • Good standability, strong Phytophthora Root Rot ﬁeld tolerance

strong chloride tolerance • SCN Race 3 and 14 resistance • Above average tolerance to Frogeye • Outstanding yield potential on silt loam and clay soils P48T53R (48 RM) • Superior Stem Canker resistance with above average Sudden Death Syndrome tolerance • Tawny line with wide canopy • SCN Race 3 and 14 resistance • Strong tolerance to charcoal rot and Frogeye Leaf Spot • Performs across a wide range of key environments P49T09BR (49 RM) • New Pioneer brand soybean variety with BOLT technology, with the glyphosatetolerant trait and resistance to certain sulfonuylurea chemistries • Above average plant height with very good harvest standability • Average SDS tolerance • Suited for all planting dates in irrigated or dryland environments on most soil types

P47T36R (47 RM) • Variety with exceptional yield potential for loamy soils • Excellent Stem Canker resistance and good Sudden Death Syndrome tolerance • SCN Race 3 and 14 resistance • Suited for soils with elevated chloride levels

P49T97R (49 RM) • Great standability in high yield environment • Phytophthora resistance via Rps1k • Strong disease tolerance package – including competitive Frogeye Leaf Spot and good Stem Canker tolerance • SCN Race 3 resistance and very good Sudden Death Syndrome tolerance • Strong tolerance to chloride soils

P47T89R (47 RM) • Exceptional Stem Canker resistance plus

P50T15BR (50 RM) • New Pioneer brand soybean variety

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with BOLT technology, with the glyphosate-tolerant trait and resistance to certain sulfonuylurea chemistries New indeterminate early Group V variety with BOLT technology Versatile across a wide range of soil types Avoid wet environments Well suited for full-season, double-crop, dryland and irrigated environments

P50T64R (50 RM) • Phytophthora resistance via Rps1k • Outstanding resistance to Stem Canker and SCN Race 3 and 14 • Indeterminate line with above average tolerance to Charcoal Rot • Chloride-tolerant with wide canopy • Performs across all soil types P52T50R (52 RM) • Great harvest standability with exceptional yield potential • Phytophthora resistance via Rps1k • Strong SCN Race 3 and Stem Canker resistance • Very good chloride tolerance with wide canopy P67T25R2 (67 RM) • New, Pioneer brand T Series soybean variety with the Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield trait • Outstanding Southern Root-Knot Nematode resistance • Above average canopy width • Brown pod and tawny pubescence P76T54R2 (76 RM) • New, Pioneer brand T Series soybean variety with the Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield trait • Offers exceptional Southern Root-Knot Nematode tolerance • Moderate iron chlorosis tolerance • Displays a tan pod and tawny pubescence

TERRAL SEEDS REV 38R10 • 3.8 days RM • Indeterminate plant type • Rps-1k Phytophthora resistance • Excellent ﬁt for silt soils • Excellent suitability for furrow/pivot irrigation REV 47R34 • 4.7 days relative maturity • Indeterminate plant type • Excellent ﬁt for clay and silt soils • Excellent suitability for furrow/pivot irrigation REV 47R53 • 4.7 days RM • Top-end yield potential and stress tolerance

• Very good green stem tolerance • Dryland option REV 48A76 • 4.8 days relative maturity • Excellent Stem Canker tolerance • Very good fit for silt soils • Excellent suitability for furrow/pivot irrigation REV 48R22 • 4.8 days RM • Superior product for heavy clays • Rps-1k Phytophthora resistance • Excellent flood tolerance REV 49A14 • 5.1 days RM • Best suited to well-drained, productive soils • Aggressive plant growth with rapid canopy closure • Top-end yield potential • Tall and bushy REV 49A55 • 4.9 days RM • Above average Stem Canker tolerance • Excellent fit for clay soils • Excellent suitability for furrow/pivot irrigation

• Rps-1k Phytophthora resistance • Above average Stem Canker tolerance • Excellent fit for clay soils REV 49R94 • 4.9 days RM • Rps-1k Phytophthora resistance • Above average Stem Canker tolerance • Excellent suitability for furrow/pivot irrigation REV 48A46 • 4.9 days RM • Indeterminate plant type • Above average Root-Knot Nematode and Stem Canker tolerance • Good fit on clay, silt and sandy soils REV 51A56 • 5.1 days RM • Above average Stem Canker tolerance • Excellent fit on silt and sandy soils • Excellent suitability for furrow/pivot irrigation REV 52A94 • 5.2 days RM • Determinate plant type • Above average Stem Canker tolerance • Excellent fit on clay soils REV 54R84 • 5.4 days RM

REV 49A75 • 4.9 days RM

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• Mid MG-5 with top-end yield potential • Highest rating on lodging resistance • Very good disease package • Should move south well REV 55R53 • 5.5 days RM • Attractive plant type • Rps-1k with very good horizontal resistance to Phytophthora spp. • Best suited on mixed to lighter ground • Chloride excluder REV 56R63 • 5.7 days RM • Multi-race Phytophthora resistance (Rps-3c) • Very good Stem Canker field tolerance • Very good Frogeye Leaf Spot tolerance • Strong defensive package for varying soil types and row spacings REV 57R21 • 5.7 days RM • Tawny rate of maturity • Above average Phytophthora resistance • Excellent drydown * This Soybean Variety Guide offers a partial listing of soybean varieties suited for the Southern growing region. For more variety offerings, contact your local seed representative.

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Cash Market & Forward Pricing Bob Stark, agricultural economist, SEREC & UAM School of Agriculture, Monticello, provides a discussion of the Arkansas cash soybean market and a summary of the 2014 crop.

rom the University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture, Bob Stark, ag economist, and Jeremy Ross, soybean agronomist, publish a weekly newsletter titled Soybean Notes. In his following remarks on Oct. 2, Stark provides a summary of the 2014 crop within his personal marketing period. It begins with early booking prices for the 2014 crop and extends through the post-harvest marketing months until Oct. 1 when USDA switches to the 2015 crop. The 2014 Arkansas Cash Soybean market lost 12 cents over its last weekend of the market period and opened on the past Monday at an $8.79 statewide average. Price moved higher through the remaining two days of trading and ended the 2014 market period on Wednesday at $9.07, unchanged from the previous Friday closing average. Eight markets were providing old crop quotes when trading ended for the marketing season. High individual daily market quote of the shortened week was $9.22 at Helena on Wednesday. Low daily quote of the week occurred on Monday as Augusta reported a price of $8.63. The Wednesday reported closing prices to end the season ranged from an $8.81 low at Augusta to the high of $9.22 at Helena. The closing range of 41 cents was 13 cents narrower than the previous week. The 2015 soybean new crop booking market converted to the cash market on Oct. 1. The market had begun the past week with a 12-cent weekend loss to open on Monday at $8.79, 3 cents above the previous week opening. The market posted gains on Tuesday and Wednesday before entering a decline that carried it right back to its Monday statewide

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COURTESY OF BOB STARK

By Bob Stark University of Arkansas

Market average prices stated in this report are unweighted averages of the state markets surveyed by NASS. Price data was based on USDA LR GR111 Arkansas Daily Grain Reports.

average. Price ended the week at $8.79, a 12cent decline from the previous week close. High daily individual market price of the week was $9.17 reported by Helena on Wednesday. The low market quote for the week occurred on Friday with both Des Arc and Wynne at $8.54. Fourteen state markets continue to provide price quotations. Endof-the-week quotes saw closing day prices ranging from the $8.54 low at both Wynne and Des Arc to a high of $9.06 at Helena. The only other individual market above the $9.00 level was Old Town/Elaine at $9.04. The ending quotes represented a range of 52 cents, an expansion of 2 cents from the closing quotes range of the previous week. Oct. 2 AR cash soybean market The 2014 Arkansas Cash Soybean market lost 12 cents over its last weekend of the market period and opened on the past Monday at an $8.79 statewide average. Price moved higher through the remaining two days of trading and ended the 2014 market period on Wednesday at $9.07, unchanged from the previous Friday closing average. Eight markets were providing old crop quotes when trading ended for the marketing season. High individual daily market quote of the shortened week was $9.22 at Helena on Wednesday. Low daily quote of the week

occurred on Monday as Augusta reported a price of $8.63. The Wednesday reported closing prices to end the season ranged from an $8.81 low at Augusta to the high of $9.22 at Helena. The closing range of 41 cents was 13 cents narrower than the previous week. Oct. 20 AR cash soybean market The 2015 soybean crop cash market gained 28 cents over the extended Columbus Day weekend and opened on Tuesday at $9.19, an improvement of 31 cents from the previous week opening. The market posted a modest gain on Wednesday before declining through the remainder of the week. Price still ended the week at $9.07, a 16-cent improvement from the previous week close. High daily individual market price of the short week was $9.43 reported by Helena on Wednesday. The low market quote for the week occurred on Friday as Wynne fell to $8.78. Fourteen state markets provided quotes each trading day. End-of-the-week quotes saw closing day prices ranging from the $8.78 low at Wynne to a high of $9.30 at Helena. Ten individual markets ended the week above the $9 level, double the number of the previous week finish. Ending quotes represented a range of 52 cents, regaining the 4 cents lost from the closing quotes range in previous week of trading.â&#x20AC;&#x160;

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■ New Mississippi Soybean Specialist John Orlowski joined the Mississippi State University Extension Service and Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station July 1 as soybean agronomist. Orlowski, a native of Perth in rural, upstate New York, will concentrate on soybean production in the Delta. He is stationed at the MSU Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville. “We are excited about Dr. Orlowski joining the DREC team,” said Jeff Johnson, head of the Delta Center. Orlowski grew up on a beef cattle and hay farm. He attended Cornell University, where he completed a bachelor’s degree in agricultural sciences and a master’s degree in agronomy. In his master’s program, he evaluated different row spacing and seeding rate decisions for soybean producers in New York. Mississippi’s new agronomist also earned a doctoral degree from the University of Kentucky in crop science with a focus on inputintensive, high-yield soybean management. Orlowski said he plans to help producers not only increase soybean yields, but also evaluate their soybean production systems to maximize farm profitability. “I would like to set up field-scale studies to evaluate practices such as row spacing, seeding rates and rotations with producers across the Delta,” he said. “I would also like to work with growers and industry to establish a soybean yield contest for Mississippi. This state has some exceptional growers, and a yield contest would do a lot to showcase Mississippi soybean production to the rest of the country.” ■ Post-Flood SC Soybean Q&A Following the extensive flooding in South Carolina, the South Carolina Corn and Soybean Association has produced a Flood Resource Guide that is set up in a Q&A format. What should my first step be? and What if I am not covered by crop insurance? represent a sampling of the questions. It also provides information on financial assistance, contact information for your Member of Congress and other resources. Clemson Extension has compiled a package of information on the programs available to farmers, which can be downloaded at the link below. This packet begins with the South Carolina Department of Agriculture’s Disaster Assessment Form and contains fact sheets on many of the programs available to South Carolina farmers. Go to www.soygrowers.com/south-carolina-corn-and-soybean-association-flood-resource-guide/ to view the complete guide.

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