CSI: Crop Soy Investigation
With the growing season rapidly progressing, it’s coming down to the final push for producing a top soybean crop. It’s amazing how soybean yields [...]
Seeking Farmer Partners for Research Study: Suppressing SCN Populations
The Illinois Soybean Association is seeking farmer partners for a study to validate the hypothesis that wheat straw can suppress soybean cyst nematode (SCN) [...]
Soil Health Imperative
Is soil health driving any of your on-farm decisions? Powering up the soil is like supercharging an engine. There are lots of things you [...]
“What am I looking at…?”
Now is a great time to be out scouting soybean fields to better understand how the crop is interacting with your fields ecosystems. This [...]
Growth Stages R4-R6: Protect Soybeans from Stress
As we head into pod fill, stress impacts pod survival, development and YIELD. August is the month that puts the finishing touches on the [...]
Not a Bumper Year for Double-crop Beans
It has been a very tough year down here in southern Illinois for all crops, but more so for double-crop beans. We can forget [...]
Do Soybeans Respond to Micros?
A recent Minnesota research study said soybean yield doesn’t respond to a broadcast application of boron, chlorine, manganese and zinc. Deficiency of micronutrients can [...]
Managing those Double-Crop Beans
Got your double-crop beans planted? What should you pay attention to next? As we move into the middle of July now is the time [...]
PODCAST: Fungicide Timing and Use in Production
Managing soybean diseases starts with knowing what to look for locally. In this latest podcast, Beck’s Hybrids agronomist Chad Kalaher talks about soybean diseases [...]
Seeing Postemergence Problems in Soybeans
Weeds are tough enough to control today. Throw in weather-related issues and it’s a recipe for disaster. This is the year we can all [...]
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