Agronomy: Managing Crop Residue
Producers plant soybeans either back into cornstalks or wheat stubble—both very high residue crops that can present some special challenges for the next crop. [...]
Agronomy: Highway to 100-Bushel Soybeans
It is well known that Dan Arkels, a LaSalle County grower, was the first grower in Illinois to break the 100-bushel yield barrier and [...]
Agronomy: Keys to Effective Succession Planning
Keys to Effective Succession Planning What will happen to your farm when you retire? Many farmers will pass the reigns to their children, but [...]
Plant & Soil Health: Know How Treatments Protect Against Early Season Threats
SITUATION Seed treatments are valuable tools for protecting soybean genetic yield potential against a wide range of insects and diseases that threaten early growth. With [...]
Agronomy: How to Stay Profitable in Uncertain Times
Farmers deal with uncertainty on a regular basis, from fluctuations in weather to changes in market demand. But lower commodity prices and higher input [...]
Agronomy: Notes from a 100 Bushel Challenge Verifier
This year I assisted in verifying plot results for the 100 Bushel Challenge, a program encouraging soybean producers to experiment with new production techniques. [...]
Agronomy: Soybeans Require Sulfur
Do soybeans respond to sulfur? That is a question that has been on my mind recently. Do we really know if they do, and [...]
Plant & Soil Health: Becoming an Environmentally Conscious Steward
What does it take to be considered improved environmental steward at the farm gate? Is it a focus on water quality, an environmental footprint, [...]
Agronomy: Soybean management webinar series coming to ILSoyAdvisor.com
Illinois growers are encouraged to attend a new webinar series from the Illinois Soybean Association. The checkoff-funded program will highlight best management practices in [...]
Agronomy: Storing Soybeans
Farmers rarely store many bushels of soybeans. If they have on-farm storage they want to use it for corn. Besides, there has rarely been [...]
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