Agronomy: Growing Continuous Soybeans
Is 2016 the year to grow more soybeans in rotation? Commodity prices are low, production of corn and soybeans is high (particularly for corn), and [...]
Disease Management: Tools to Manage SCN
It’s time to consider seed treatments as a tool to control Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN). SCN is still the No. 1 pest impacting soybeans in [...]
Disease Management: Soil Testing and Liming
Soybean harvest is over and corn harvest is almost complete. It really has been a great fall for harvesting crops – warm and dry. Crops [...]
Agronomy: Post Season Soybean Evaluation
When it comes to producing high-yield soybeans, knowing the details count. By now most fields of full-season soybeans have been harvested. It probably felt [...]
Disease Management: Fall – Time to Sample for SCN
Of all the diseases that can impact soybeans, the most common still is soybean cyst nematode (SCN). This small roundworm is very common in [...]
Agronomy: Soybeans – Fall Fertility Plans
Growers are harvesting corn and soybeans and experiencing surprisingly good yields for a summer plagued by too much rain, too little rain and wacky [...]
Weed Management: Water-hemp Popping Up
Water-hemp is becoming a real headache as a weed. Drive around the countryside in August, regardless of what state you’re in, and you can [...]
Agronomy: Base Variety Decisions on Past Field Performance
Make sure to analyze this year’s variety performance before making next season’s variety decision. Soybeans are turning and drying down, combines are running, and [...]
Agronomy: Avoid harvesting soybeans too dry
“Avoid harvesting soybeans” too dry is almost a cliché and a seemingly impossible task. Growers try to start combining when beans are 14% or [...]
Agronomy: Biotic Stresses Were Minimal in Soybeans
Seems insect and disease pressure were very minimal in soybeans in 2015. Soybeans are ripening rapidly. And while you may see the occasional green [...]
