WEBINAR: Explaining the 100-Bushel Yield Gap
A few growers have broken 100-bushel soybean yields and the world record is 171 bushels. Yet for many growers, field yields remain in the [...]
Conservation Practices—A look at the Past and Present
Many of the farming practices that were used 50 plus years ago are now considered conservation practices. Longer crop rotations that included 4 – [...]
Should You Feed Soybeans Amino Acid Supplements?
I received a question via my ILSoyAdvisor column about whether a grower should apply a cocktail of amino acids to soybeans to make sure [...]
Nominate a CCA for the 2019 Soybean Master Adviser Award
Do you know an experienced Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) who has a passion for soybean management? Nominate them for the annual Soybean Master Adviser [...]
Is Your Fuel Winter-Ready?
Postharvest is a good time to check your fuel storage system to avoid common issues and keep equipment running smoothly through cold winter months. [...]
Maturity Group Considerations for Double-Crop Soybeans
Double-cropping soybeans after wheat lets a grower harvest three crops in two years. Recently, there has been a lot of interest in planting ultra-early [...]
Test Weight Matters in 2019
Test weight is important with corn because if it drops too low sellers are docked and buyers can even reject the grain. And corn [...]
Winter Annual Pressure Starts in Fall
If you are a no-till or strip-till grower you probably have experience dealing with winter annual weeds like chickweed and henbit. Winter annual weeds [...]
EPA Grants Extension for Dicamba Use
Originally published in Corn+Soybean Digest New formulations of dicamba for use as over-the-top sprays on tolerant crops will be in use at least through [...]
PODCAST: A Look at 2018 Double-Crop Harvest
Description: Aaron Prins, sales agronomist with The Equity in Altamont, Illinois and 2018 CCA Soy Envoy, shares an update on the double-crop wheat and [...]