Agronomy: Soybeans – Are There Row Starter Limits?
Over the years we have tried to apply the same yield enhancements for corn direct to soybeans with very mixed results. A few years [...]
Agronomy: Soybean Update from District 2
Hello from District 2! As I write this, the ground is wet and we expect planting delays. Most of our area received at least a [...]
Agronomy: Narrow Row Spacing Improves Profitability
Reducing row spacing is one way to increase yield and profitability. Marion Calmer of Calmer Cornheads and Calmer Farms Independent Research in Alpha, Illinois, [...]
Diagnostics: N on Beans: A Different Perspective
Are you interesting in applying nitrogen on soybeans? Have you tried it yet? The past year or two agronomists, farmers and university faculty have [...]
Weeds: PODCAST: Soil Residual Herbicides for Weed Control
Early infestations of weeds can impact yields by as much as ten percent. Residuals are essential because they lay the foundation for effective weed [...]
Agronomy: Farmland Cash Rent Challenges
What do the near-term economics look like for crops in 2015? What is a farmer or a landowner to do? To begin to answer [...]
Agronomy: WEBINAR: Game-Changing Technology Coming to Agriculture
Unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as UAVs, are popping up on farms throughout the Midwest and recognized UAV advocate Chad Colby thinks their presence [...]
Agronomy: Meet Your Soy Envoy: John Niemeyer
Hello, my name is John Niemeyer and I am your soybean agronomist from crop district 8. I was born and raised on a grain [...]
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