Treating Seed is Even More Important Today
Soybean seed treatment adoption continues to expand and become a more important decision, what has changed? This week I supported a retail customer by [...]
Waterhemp By the Numbers
How do you manage a weed that is such a prolific seed producer? I’ve received quite a few phone calls regarding this question lately. [...]
Soybean Development – Reproduction Phase
Soybeans are flowering, so it’s a good time to review reproductive stages. Soybeans begin to flower around June 21 or summer solstice. A few [...]
Liberty Herbicide Label Changes
If you are using Liberty® herbicide on soybeans this season, you need to be aware of some updates to the label. Following are new [...]
Bean Leaf Beetle Alert!
This season I’ve noticed a lot of soybean fields showing extensive bean leaf beetle feeding (see photos). Growers often discount the threat these beetles [...]
Why You May Need Balance GT Beans
Why will the Balance™ GT Soybean Performance System be important to the soybean industry and weed management? There are current certainties in weed management. [...]
Insect Management: Managing Japanese Beetles
Will a Japanese beetle breakout this year force growers to spray? Our advice – scout your fields to see if beetles are a threat and [...]
Agronomy: Field Day Preview: LibertyLink System
As we continue to battle herbicide-resistant weeds, especially in the pigweed species, it is important to use multiple herbicides with different modes of action, as [...]
Agronomy: Post Tank Mixes for Waterhemp
Controlling waterhemp is a challenge for growers across Illinois and the Corn Belt and the No. 1 subject of questions I received during the last [...]
Disease Management: Could this be the year for Asian Soybean Rust?
We have never had a major breakout of Asian Soybean Rust (ASR) in the United States. Sure, it has been spotted numerous times on kudzu, [...]
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