Bob Starke spent his high school years working on farms in northwest Missouri. Today he is still “on the farm,” but his fields are far from home.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says work is being done by China to clear the way for more U.S. agricultural exports. If shipments pick up, MFP 3.0 may not be needed.

“Management is more than just being smart and using your head,” says Danny Klinefelter, Texas A&M University professor emeritus. “Strategic management is about anticipating, adapting to, driving and capitalizing on change.”

Fertility, weed control and cover crop management should be top of mind.

The American Soybean Association (ASA) presented Nancy Kavazanjian, from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, with the 2020 National Conservation Legacy Award.