Agronomy: To replant or not replant, that is the question.
As I sit here in my office I can hear the patter of raindrops outside the window. It is late May and we are still [...]
Agronomy: Soybeans: A Season Long Commitment
Most farmers I know work like dogs from the first dry day in March through the time corn is “laid by,” usually around the [...]
Plant and Soil Health: Micro and Secondary Nutrients on Soybeans: What’s the story?
Recently, I read an article published by a well-respected group of academic researchers on the effects of micronutrients applied to soybeans. Their results showed [...]
Agronomy: Growing Continuous Beans: A Southern Illinois Perspective
As we are in the middle of planning the 2016 crop, I am getting a few questions about beans following beans. This is something [...]
Agronomy: Understanding Foliar Nutritionals
Finally, harvest 2015 is about over. During this past season we have discussed what worked, what didn’t, what we need to look at next year [...]
Agronomy: Five Things We Learned in 2015
Now that harvest 2015 has started, let’s look at some of the things we have learned during this growing season. 1. Variety selection is [...]
Soybean Report for Southeast Illinois
Here in southern Illinois it feels like a brisk fall day, the temperature at 7:00 a.m. was 55 degrees. I hope we aren’t setting [...]
Seed Enhancement Compatibility
Many of you are being bombarded with information about the “latest” seed enhancement to increase yield in soybeans. I agree this is an excellent [...]
Attend Soybean Field Day and Learn about Tips to Better Emergence
In just a few weeks we’ll be gathering in Benton to participate in the ILSoyAdvisor Field day. I want to invite you to attend [...]
Video: Mike Wilson Soybean Crop Stress
Mike Wilson, CCA Envoy discusses crop stress in southern Illinois.
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