Tillage Benchmarks for Soybeans in Illinois
This article was originally published on FarmdocDaily. The costs of machinery ownership and labor are two important factors when considering tillage decisions (Swanson et [...]
PCM Impacts: Summarizing Practice Adoption, Nutrient and Sediment Loss Reductions
The months of January through March are particularly busy for those of us working with the Precision Conservation Management program (PCM). That’s when we [...]
PCM Financial Analysis of Tillage Operations for Soybean Production
We’re excited to introduce ILSoyAdvisor readers to Precision Conservation Management (PCM). PCM is a farmer service program in Illinois and Kentucky that helps farmers [...]
GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS: Nitrate loads in the Illinois River are down, but not enough to achieve state goals
In case you missed the headlines in the national papers, the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone was the largest in recorded history this summer. [...]