Agronomy: Setting up Your Planter
Today most soybeans are seeded with a conventional planter. There are still some growers that use drills and air seeders because they are planting [...]
Plant & Soil: Soil Health: Six Questions to Ask in the Spring?
Spring is here and soils are slowly beginning to warm up. As they warm up, they become microbially active, feeding on carbon and recycling [...]
Agronomy: Are Soybean Blends Making a Comeback?
Planting seed blends isn’t a new concept. In the past, companies sold blends to combine seeds of different characteristics in a field to produce [...]
Agronomy: Does Variable Rate Seeding Pay in Soybeans?
The technology for variable rate seed has been around for about 15 years. Planters have hydraulic drives and row shut-offs and are coupled with [...]
Agronomy: Does Variable Variety Placement Pay
Variable rate planting technology has been around a long time now. We have the technology to create planting zones and deliver seed based on [...]
Agronomy: Climate Impacting Soybean Yields
A recent report in the scientific journal Nature said changes in climate are costing U.S. producers $11 billion in lost yield. The report, titled “Climate-induced [...]
Agronomy: Applying Starters on Soybeans
So, can you apply a starter fertilizer on soybeans and, if so, what are the rules? Starter fertilizer is a small quantity of nutrients [...]
Agronomy: How to Manage Lodging Risk
Plant height has been shown to be positively correlated with both yield and lodging. Soybeans can get too tall and lodge. Yet if soybeans [...]
Agronomy: Spring-Planted Cover Crops
There is a lot of interest in planting cover crops. Obviously, the best time to plant them is after wheat, vegetables or silage because [...]
Plant & Soil Health: Starter Fertilizer on Soybeans
Do soybeans respond to starter? When should a grower apply starter on soybeans? Is there a risk? There are growers who are successfully using [...]
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