Join the Race: Enter the Yield Challenge
Interested in breaking your own soybean yield record, breaking the 100-bushel ceiling or just seeing if a new package of technologies improves your soybean [...]
Managing Late Planted Soybean
Soybean can be planted later than corn and not suffer the same level of yield loss. Nevertheless the ideal time to plant soybeans is [...]
Plant & Soil: Impact of Saturated Soils on Soybeans
How do soybean seeds and seedlings fare when soils become saturated or water ponds on a field? It isn’t uncommon to get a heavy [...]
Agronomy: Replanting Soybeans Decision
So when should you replant soybeans? This is not a common practice if you plant when soil conditions are right and don’t experience a [...]
Agronomy: Planting Soybean in Dry Conditions
When it comes to farming in Illinois we usually don’t think about it being dry in the spring. It is usually the opposite: too [...]
Agronomy: Narrow Row Spacing Improves Profitability
Reducing row spacing is one way to increase yield and profitability. Marion Calmer of Calmer Cornheads and Calmer Farms Independent Research in Alpha, Illinois, [...]
Diagnostics: N on Beans: A Different Perspective
Are you interesting in applying nitrogen on soybeans? Have you tried it yet? The past year or two agronomists, farmers and university faculty have [...]
Agronomy: Soybean Planting Considerations
In the next few weeks growers across Illinois will start planting their soybeans. Planting soybeans at the right time, right depth and under the [...]
Agronomy: Producing 100 Bushel Soybeans
So you want to grow 100 bushel soybeans this year? Either you can get lucky or put together the right team. Producing 100 bushel [...]
Agronomy: Tweaking Planting Depth
The standard soybean planting depth has been about 1.5 inches for a long time now. But recent data published in the last couple of [...]
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