PODCAST: Delayed Planting Impacts Soybean Growers
Soybean agronomist, Dan Davidson, shares his insights on the impact an unusually wet Winter and Spring will have on the 2019 planting and growing [...]
Preparing Seedbeds for Soybeans
For much of the state of Illinois, planting has been delayed due to seemingly perpetual rain and wet conditions. Hopefully there will be a [...]
Buffer Requirements for Soybean Traits
Growers have more herbicide options than ever to fight the battle against resistant weeds in their soybean fields. With all the choices on the [...]
Should I change to an Earlier Maturity Corn Hybrid?
Every soybean producer in Illinois is also a corn producer. And one of the commonalities about farming in Illinois is that sometimes it will [...]
Is there a perfect soybean plant?
The question: Is there a perfect soybean plant and did you pick the perfect plant type this season? The answer: In today’s modern soybean [...]
Saturated Soils and Yellowing Soybeans
It has been a cool and wet spring, which has led to ponded fields, saturated soils, and delayed field work and planting. The crop, [...]
New Uses for Soy Hulls
When soybeans are crushed, the three end products are oil, meal (protein) and hulls. And of the three, soy hulls have the least value. [...]
What’s Up with My Soybeans, Doc?
The 2019 planting season has certainly been one of the most challenging in recent memory. Cool, wet conditions have delayed planting in most parts [...]
Biological Use in Soybean Production
Biological products for soybeans are offered to growers from seed treatment, soil application and post applications all the way through to the reproductive stages. [...]