Agronomy: Benchmarking Soybean Production Practices
Farmers are needed for a regional and state soybean yield benchmarking survey in order to identify what is causing yield gaps on your farm. [...]
Insect Management: Managing Two Soybean Pests to Optimize Yield
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) and soybean aphid (SBA) are important soybean pests in the north-central region. Soybean varieties with host plant resistance for SCN [...]
Plant and Soil Health: Soybean Advice for Africa
ILSoyAdvisor received a question from Willings Mulendema in Zambia on an article I wrote back in August 2014. He wrote, “This is a very [...]
Plant and Soil Health: Phosphorus: Keeping it for the Crop
Phosphorus (P) is one of the two nutrients to contribute to hypoxia. Nitrogen is the other. New insights into how phosphorus leaches into groundwater [...]
Weed Management: New Herbicide Systems in Soybeans
There are a number of new herbicide systems coming in soybeans in 2016 and 2017. These join Roundup Ready® and Liberty Link® soybeans on [...]
Agronomy: Growing 100 Bushel Soybeans
Hundred-bushel soybeans are more than just in the realm of possibility today. Quite a few producers have done so officially and unofficially. We know [...]
Agronomy: High Yield Soybeans—What’s Your “Model”?
After being the long-neglected “step-child” feeding on the leftovers from the corn crop, soybeans are beginning to gain respect as a primary crop on [...]
Agronomy: PODCAST: Double-Cropping Wheat and Soybeans
Kelly Robertson, ISA’s double-crop specialist, discusses the benefits of adopting a double-crop system, and explains that farmers have to be committed to the system [...]
Agronomy: Illinois Council on Best Management Practices – Winter Newsletter
ILLINOIS FARMERS: DELAYED ANHYDROUS AMMONIA APPLICATION Three Illinois farmers discuss their decision to delay applying anhydrous ammonia. Read their stories and see why nutrient [...]
Agronomy: Field Day Video – Getting Soybeans Off to a Good Start with Growmark
ISA hosted its first regional ILSoyAdvisor Field Days this past summer. From August 4 – 6 we brought soybean experts to fields around the [...]
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