Agronomy: Harsh Conditions for Planting Double Crop Soybeans
While the early spring and long hot dry spell in June allowed wheat to mature early and harvest to occur about 5-7 days earlier than [...]
Agronomy: Lodged Wheat: The Double-Crop Nightmare
To say that Southern Illinois has been blessed with rain this spring is an understatement. Here at our farm we have had over 9 inches [...]
Agronomy: Considerations for Double Cropping
I was reminded today that wheat harvest is not far away. No, it wasn’t seeing a combine sitting out by a shed. It wasn’t even [...]
Agronomy: Watch Those Wheat Fields: Weeds and Rust
Down here in southern Illinois most wheat growers plan to plant soybeans after harvesting winter wheat. Their goal is to generate more profit from two [...]
Agronomy: Spring Wheat Management – Time to Pay Attention
As we approach Easter here at the end of March the wheat crop across southern Illinois looks very good on the whole. Planting right [...]
Agronomy: “Old Weeds” are the New Problem
As soybean harvest progressed this fall many farmers noted and commented on the job their herbicide program did on waterhemp. This year it was [...]
Agronomy: Late October Wheat Planting
Will planting wheat late affect the yield of wheat and profitability of the wheat double-crop enterprise? Not necessarily. With the later-than-normal planting this spring, [...]
Agronomy: Harvest Aids Questions as Soybean Harvest Approaches
This year with all the wet weather and a lack of good weed control in many areas, many farmers are asking about using a [...]
Ultra-late Planted Soybeans
There have been many acres of soybeans planted after July 15th, with a lesser amount planted even later, after August 1st. The question being [...]
End of July Thoughts About the 2015 Bean Crop
As I type this, it has just finished raining again. As I look at my weather station statistics here in my office I see [...]
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