When to use insecticidal seed treatment in soybeans
If I were to make a guess, I would say that 80% or more of the soybean seed sold today is treated with both [...]
Nitrogen on Soybeans: Here is What We Know
Soybeans require nitrogen and lots of it because it’s a protein crop and proteins contain 16% nitrogen. For decades we have relied on the [...]
Tricking the Soybean to Fix more Nitrogen
Growers and agronomists know that soybeans are legumes and fix most of the nitrogen they need in the nodules they carry and support on [...]
What is Liberty Herbicide
Maybe in 2017 it’s time to take a hard look at using the LibertyLink® system to combat weed resistance and make it part of [...]
How trapped phosphate becomes dissolved phosphate
Last fall I wrote an article about using gypsum (calcium sulfate) to trap phosphorus on the landscape. And it is true that gypsum has [...]
Learn Tips for Successful Double-Cropping
Register to attend for the Second Annual Double-Crop Conference. Double-cropping is a popular rotation in Southern Illinois. Growers grow and harvest wheat and immediately [...]
Norminate a CCA
If you know a good CCA who has helped you increase your soybean knowledge and production, nominate him/her for the Master Soybean Adviser award. [...]
Soybean Production – Determining Feasibility
The ILSoyAdvisor is a website focused on soybean management with content provided by experts. While it is focused on Illinois, its reach is global [...]
Twelve BMPs for Managing Weed Resistance
We are all familiar with the Twelve Days of Christmas. Well, we should all be just as familiar with the twelve best management practices [...]
Setting up Variable Rate Seeding
Is it time to reduce seed costs by adopting variable-rate seeding? This practice has been accepted in corn, but instead of lowering the rate [...]
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