Use Your Illinois Checkoff Advantage: Submit Samples for Free SCN Testing
Know your SCN numbers before next season. Take advantage of free SCN egg testing from the Illinois Soybean Association and University of Illinois to assess risk, protect yield potential, and make more informed soybean variety and management decisions.
Illinois Soybean Research Review Highlights Results from the 2025 Growing Season
See how your Illinois Soybean Checkoff dollars are working for you with results from 24 farmer-focused research projects, and discover practical insights from the 2025 growing season that can help inform decisions on your farm.
ISA On-Farm Trial Network Seeks Farmers Interested in Insecticide Trials
Help shape the future of soybean insect management by participating in a 2027 ISA On-Farm Trial Network study. Farmers can work alongside University of Illinois researchers to test insecticide strategies and uncover insights that improve decision-making and profitability.
Illinois Soybean Checkoff-Supported Program Provides Cover Crop Seed in NLRS Priority Watersheds
Jennifer Jones, CCA, ISA Research Agronomist, shares about a free cover crop seed program that is helping Illinois farmers overcome adoption barriers, improving soil health and water quality while expanding cover crop acres across priority watersheds.
2025 Illinois Soybean Production Research Preview
Jennifer Jones spotlights 2025 Illinois Soybean checkoff-funded research projects, now featured on the new and improved Field Advisor platform for streamlined access to key agronomic information and project developments.
Crop/Livestock Integration In Practice: Farms Share Their Experiences
During this field day in Iroquois County, the integration of crops and livestock will be showcased, highlighting the grazing of crop residues, cover crops, and annual forages. Host farmers will demonstrate how livestock integration operates on their farms and discuss its benefits for both soil health and the balance sheet.
Is It Time To Up Your “Soil Health Game” With Livestock?
A regional project called “Match Made In Heaven: Livestock + Crops” is surveying farmers to learn about a growing movement to reintegrate crop and livestock systems in the cornbelt.
Highlights and Results from the 2nd Annual Soybean Summit Student Research Poster Competition
Jennifer Jones recaps the annual Soybean Summit, spotlighting Illinois college students and their soybean production research. Students had the unique opportunity to present research to farmers and industry members.
Registration Open for ISA’s Student Research Poster Competition
Undergraduate and graduate students conducting soybean related research in Illinois are invited to present a poster. The research does not have to be funded by ISA for students to enter the competition. Cash awards will be given to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
Seeking Farmer Cooperators for Insect Pest Management Research in Soybeans During 2024
Dr. Nick Seiter, Assistant Professor and Field Crops Entomologist at the University of Illinois, is leading a research project funded by the Illinois Soybean Association to explore the return on investment of insecticide seed treatments and foliar applications in soybean farming.
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