SOYBEANS

The expansion northwest of Fargo, North Dakota, will allow Peterson Farms Seed to more quickly moving process bulk soybean seed for its dealers, the company said in a news release.

A growing number of soybeans are showing up with a seed coat something other than yellow. The soybeans that often have a large area that is often more brown are called soybeans of other colors, or SBOC.

U.S. corn and soybean inventories will be bigger than previously thought as yields of both crops increased from earlier estimates, the government said on Wednesday, Nov. 9.

Hessian fly, an insect, was found in Cavalier County, North Dakota, wheat fields, there was a waterhemp infestation in a field in Cavalier County, verticillium wilt was suspected in fields in Cavalier, Pembina and Rolette counties and sudden death syndrome, a fungus, was confirmed in Cavalier County soybean fields.

Red Wing Grain, which typically loads 400-600 barges in a year and handles about 25 million to 30 million bushels annually through its facility, is down 10% to 20% this fall, said Jim Larson, general manager

The flow of grain is facing setbacks both domestically and on the international scene.

The exterior of the building that will house oilseeds crushing equipment is completed and installation of the grain handling equipment is underway. On the inside, workers are putting in electrical, heating and plumbing, said Tom Slunecka, Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council CEO.

A growing number of soybeans are showing up with a seed coat something other than yellow. The soybeans that often have a large area that is often more brown are called soybeans of other colors, or SBOC.

Johnson, who farms near Breckenridge in the southern Red River Valley of Minnesota, said a lack of late season rains hurt his corn, soybeans and sugarbeets.