Disease: Resistance Problems Not Limited to Weeds and Insects
It is easy to see when weeds or insects develop resistance to a herbicide or insecticide. The weeds or insects are easy to spot [...]
Agronomy: Top 3 Questions We Were Asked at the Northern Illinois Farm Show
ISA attends farm shows to better connect with farmers across the state. For us, farm shows are a great opportunity to converse and reconnect, [...]
Agronomy: PODCAST: Benefits & Risks of Early Planting
Finding the optimum planting date for soybeans is never easy and depends on a number of factors including soil conditions, weather outlook and some [...]
Plant & Soil Health: Making the Connection: Sulfur and Nitrogen Working Together
Maximizing protein production and nitrogen fixation requires an ample supply of sulfur. Soybeans require both nitrogen and sulfur and they are interrelated. Soybeans require [...]
Plant & Soil Health: Manure an Economical Fertilizer Option
Illinois farmers will need to rely on fertilizers to replenish soils after the record 2014 crop. Brothers Brad and Brian Thomas farm together near [...]
Agronomy: Soybean Planting Depth
Not too late to plant deeper! For a long time producers and agronomists believed that the correct planting depth for soybeans is 1 to 1.5 [...]
Plant & Soil Health – Gypsum Offers an Economic Source of Sulfur for Deficient Soybean Acres
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) is a mineral mined from sedimentary deposits created by the evaporation of saline water, where sulfuric acid comes into contact with calcium carbonate. [...]
Agronomy: How Do I Decide Whether to Treat My Soybean Seed?
Treating soybean seed is a good risk management tool for a relatively small investment per acre. It is usually not done at a seed plant, [...]
Agronomy: Mobile Apps Most Useful for Ag
There are several Apps that companies and public institutions have developed with the unique goal of increasing product exposure, reaching broad and progressive audiences, and [...]
Weed Management: Weed Scientists Uproot Common “Superweed” Myths
Today the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) issued a new fact sheet to uproot common misconceptions about “superweeds”– a catchall term used by many to describe [...]
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