Going Back to Soybean School
This past month the Illinois Soybean Association hosted its annual Soybean Summit in Springfield, Illinois with an amazing turnout. During such events, it can [...]
Waterhemp By the Numbers
How do you manage a weed that is such a prolific seed producer? I’ve received quite a few phone calls regarding this question lately. [...]
New Herbicide Traits and Similar Bean Yields
This year growers can plant Roundup Ready® Beans, Xtend® beans with the Roundup Ready and dicamba traits, and LibertyLink® soybeans. Mixing and matching these [...]
The Key to Successful Weed Management: Multiple Effective Modes of Action
Caption: Pigweed-infested soybean field In the fight against resistant corn and soybean weeds, one of the best ways to combat herbicide resistance and maximize [...]
Funding Flows Into Local Watershed Efforts
ISA-supported field day highlights best soil and water quality practices and partnerships Thanks to the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy (NLRS) released in 2015, [...]
Monitoring Compositional Quality
If you grow soybeans you are selling pounds of oil and pounds of protein, not bushels. End users buy either oil, protein or the [...]
Have you checked your grain bins lately?
Managing soybeans doesn’t end with combining. If you have stored them on-farm, you need to continue to manage them. As the winter weather continues [...]
WEBINAR: Habits of Financially Resilient Farms
Gary Schnitkey, Ph.D., explains the seven habits of financially resilient farmers. He will also discuss the importance of monitoring cash flow and assessing risk [...]
Adapt and Excel in Changing R&D Environment
What’s new? Does it pencil out? As farmers plan for next season, most compare new seed varieties, trait packages and crop protection options to [...]
GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS: Nitrate loads in the Illinois River are down, but not enough to achieve state goals
In case you missed the headlines in the national papers, the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone was the largest in recorded history this summer. [...]
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