Agronomy: Planning for Cover Crops
If you are adopting cover crops start with a plan that includes the right species, right planting date and right planting method. And don’t [...]
Diagnostics: NuGIS – Assess Your Nutrient Balances
Nutrient use and its fate can now be tracked using the NuGIS model. In order to account for nutrients to adequately supply crop needs, [...]
Agronomy: Soybean Yields in Illinois
In recent years, soybean yields in Illinois have been exceptional, leading to questions on whether technologies have caused a "jump" in soybean yields. While [...]
Insect Management: Why All the Fuss About Soybean Cyst Nematode?
This article was updated on November 28, 2016. Unfortunately, soybean cyst nematode (SCN) isn’t being talked about much anymore. It is known to be [...]
Agronomy: New booklet gives farmers strategies to reduce nitrogen runoff
URBANA, Ill. – The Midwest, blessed with rich soils and abundant precipitation, leads the country and the world in corn and soybean production. It [...]
Agronomy: Getting Wheat Off to a Good Start
The success of your double crop enterprises in 2017 begins with planning for and planting wheat this fall. Looking to 2017 and our double [...]
Agronomy: Summarizing the Soybean Season from Southeast Illinois
As I write this, my final report as an Envoy, #harvest16 is in full swing. Corn is all but done here in Southeastern Illinois [...]
Agronomy: Growing Soybeans in Africa
The ILSoyAdvisor site attracts soybean questions from around the globe. It is a premier soybean management website that is finishing its third season online. [...]
Plant and Soil Health: Are You Applying Enough P & K?
This post highlights material covered in a breakout session sponsored by Wyciskalla Consulting, LLC at the recent ILSoyAdvisor Field Days. To see other posts [...]
Agronomy: Summarizing the Soybean Season from Southwest Illinois
Well, this is my last article as the season comes to a close as a Soybean Envoy for 2016. I’m going to hit a [...]
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