Insect Management: Managing Soybean Aphids
Will soybean aphids break out this year, forcing growers to spray? Our advice – stay tuned to the Ag news in Illinois to see if [...]
Agronomy: Evaluate New Soybean Production Practices on Your Farm
Continuing to improve soybean yields demands continued research to fine-tune production systems. That means a need to continue research at all levels − USDA, universities, [...]
Agronomy: U of I Agronomy Day
Join us on Thursday, August 18th for Agronomy Day! Discover the latest research, technology, and industry data from University of Illinois faculty and staff in [...]
Insect Management: Managing foliar-feeding pests of soybean
The decision to treat for foliar-feeding insects in soybean is based upon a threshold for plant defoliation, but it is important to know what insect [...]
Disease Management: To spray or not to spray fungicides, that is the question
The two most common foliar diseases in Illinois that will respond to fungicides are Frogeye leaf spot and Septoria brown spot. Cercospora leaf blight is [...]
Plant and Soil Health: Be a Good Neighbor: Reducing Nutrient Loss on Your Operation
It’s a long way from Illinois to the Gulf of Mexico—but out of sight cannot mean out of mind when it comes to managing nutrients [...]
Agronomy: Harsh Conditions for Planting Double Crop Soybeans
While the early spring and long hot dry spell in June allowed wheat to mature early and harvest to occur about 5-7 days earlier than [...]
Weed Management: Optimizing Liberty Performance
Weed resistance is a fact of life when growing corn and soybeans. Growers need multiple tools available and LibertyLink® soybeans and Liberty® herbicide are two [...]
Agronomy: What does tissue testing tell us?
This past weekend I was scrolling through Twitter and came across a feed that had been started by a well-known and respected Illinois agronomist posting [...]
Plant and Soil Health: Are your soybeans thirsty and will yields suffer?
We can easily see corn showing drought symptoms, but signs of soybeans under drought stress may not be as evident. When soybeans suffer from heat [...]