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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Managing Resistant Weeds with Seed Destruction Technologies
This article was originally published on the Soybean Research & Information Network, a checkoff funded website. Controlling weeds like herbicide-resistant waterhemp and other pigweed [...]
Innovative Biodiesel Business Opportunity
This article was originally published in the January issue of Soy Perspectives magazine. Illinois soybean farmers commonly are aware of numerous benefits that biodiesel [...]
Soy Power: The Protein of Choice
Look in the shopping cart or at the restaurant plate of today’s consumers. You’re likely to find more plant-based, protein-rich foods that promote health [...]