South Texas is harvesting the first 2014 U.S. soybean crop, reports Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
They also say more South Texas farmers should consider soybeans in their crop mixes, considering the potential for high yields, good prices and relatively low production costs, reports Southwest Farm Press.
Only a few thousand acres in the Rio Grande Valley are planted in soybeans, a very small fraction of the nation’s total soybean crop. Soybeans planted in the Rio Grande Valley had required little to no insecticides or expensive fertilizers and yields are outstanding. Plus, they can improve soil conditions for cover crop mixes.
Soybeans grown in South Texas are mostly exported to Mexico to be used to feed livestock, but some of its oil and beans are also used for human consumption.