Wheat Yield Winners Offer Double-Crop Management Tips
Double-cropping wheat and soybeans is a popular strategy in parts of Illinois. Farmers who won the Illinois Wheat Association’s (IWA) 2020 yield contest recently [...]
Will Bean Leaf Beetle populations in 2021 be a Bigger Issue?
In late August of 2020 I started to see a disturbing trend. Bean Leaf Beetle (BLB) populations were well above previous years. In East [...]
Soybean Seed Sizes for 2021 Planting Season
What looked to be an extremely good soybean year for growers in 2020, ended up being average to slightly above average. Last year was [...]
When in Doubt, Assume it will be a Record in 2021
It looks like 2021 will be a banner year when it comes to crop statistics. Guy Allen, senior economist with Kansas State University International [...]
Get Covered with Available Farm Programs in 2021
Illinois soybean and wheat farmers have plenty of programs at their disposal to protect and grow 2021 crop production. The best approach is to [...]
What You Need to Know About Hiring Workers: Tax Deposits and Reporting
Introduction So far in this blog series we’ve discussed setting your business up for payroll, calculating a paycheck, the difference between pre- and post-tax [...]
What You Need to Know About Hiring Workers: Calculating Withholdings
Introduction So far in our payroll series, we have discussed how to prepare your business for payroll, how to calculate a paycheck, what the [...]
Five Considerations a Certified Crop Advisor Will Tell You This Spring
Preparing for the next growing season begins far before a seed is put into the ground. Farmers must be vigilant in understanding the needs [...]
Be Prepared if Fusarium Head Blight Rears, You Know, its Ugly Head
While the good news for Illinois wheat growers is that fusarium head blight (FHB) has not been a significant issue the last three years, [...]
Considerations for Nitrogen Application in Winter Wheat
Nitrogen Application Considerations Like corn, wheat is a grass, so nitrogen is one of the key nutrients that a wheat plant needs to grow. [...]
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