Wheat Harvest Fast Approaching
An unusual winter leads to the potential for an unusually early wheat harvest in 2017. With the mild, almost spring-like weather in January and [...]
Soybean Planting Tips to Start the Season Right
This article was originally posted by Syngenta's Know More, Grow More agronomy blog Plant early: Typically, most soybeans are planted between late April and early [...]
Impressive Moth Flights across Midwest
Article originally posted on the Bulletin. Impressive moth flights have not only kept the Illinois insect monitoring network cooperators busy, but neighboring states are reporting lots of [...]
Be Ready for Early-Season Soybean Insects and Diseases
Article originally posted by Syngenta's Know More, Grow More agronomy blog Early-season insects: Bean leaf beetle: This pest tends to emerge early, often at the [...]
Cold Stress in Soybeans at Seeding
Soybean seeds experience their own form of hypothermia just like mammals do. Cold soils and cold water impact the seed more than you might [...]
Sudden Death Syndrome Could Strike Early-Planted Soybeans
Article originally posted on Syngenta's Know More, Grow More agronomy blog. (SDS) is one of the most destructive soybean diseases, affecting the majority of soybean-growing areas. SDS [...]
Increasing soybean’s ability to handle stress
Enroll in the 2017 Yield Challenge side-by-side comparison and test out a product that “immunizes” a plant to improve its ability to handle stress. [...]
Soybean Seed Treatment Evaluation at Emergence
Seeing is believing. Treating soybean seed is a good investment in yield. Billions of dollars are invested by many companies to bring the best [...]
Testing Soybean Grains for Potassium Deficiency
This article was originally published on PotashCorp eKonomics. Identifying the cause — or in some cases, multiple causes — of lower-than-expected yields is a complicated [...]
Variable seeding saves money
Variable-rate seeding is a practice you should adopt with today’s precision farming technology and hydraulically driven planters. Considering high seed costs, erratic weather conditions [...]