Agronomy: Getting Ready for Harvest
You probably have noticed that some fields of soybeans have moved into their end game and are beginning to show some signs of ageing, [...]
Determining Final Yield in Beans
It’s August and that is when soybeans make yield. Soybeans are at late R4 (ending pod set) or R5 (beginning seed set). Everyone knows [...]
Flying Cover Crops onto Soybeans
More and more growers are interested in planting cover crops to improve their soil and increase soil productivity. It is also a good tool [...]
Consider Sap Testing
Sap testing is a new laboratory test that measures the nutrient concentration in plant sap, which may be a better way to forecast nutrient [...]
Don’t Forget to Tissue Test
Soil testing is the primary way growers plan fertility applications for their crop and they usually use this information to decide how much phosphorus [...]
Rolling Them Beans
Does rolling soybeans after planting pay? It is too late to use that technology in 2015, but if has some value perhaps you can [...]
Water Damage in Soybeans
Illinois has been plagued with frequent, heavy rains for the past thirty days. Planting was delayed, soybeans had to be replanted and some farmers [...]
Nitrogen Malaise in Soybeans
Late planting, excessive rainfall and wet soils have slowed down soybean growth. And when soybeans are slow out the gate, particularly when soils are [...]
Factors Affecting Early Season Growth
Growers, or the agronomist they work with, should have a plan to scout fields each month of the summer. This includes walking a field [...]
Evaluate Late Emerging Soybeans
Most soybeans got planted in May and even during the last week of the month with remnants being planted in early June. Frequent rains [...]
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