Four Questions to Ask Before Buying Seed Treatments
We are about three to four months away from bringing out the dedicated soybean planter and starting to plant the 2021 soybean crop. At [...]
Building a Successful Soybean Budget
Farming in the modern era is a skill that must balance biology and agronomy with cost and markets. Thus, it’s important to understand what [...]
Three Tips for Successful No-Till
2021 could bring a lot of discussion about increasing the number of soybean acres because of profitability factors, logistics, etc. This change in crop [...]
Sowing the Seeds in Water Management
Perhaps farmers have been facing their most challenging decade ever. Water management has been an important issue that is discussed globally. The critical nature [...]
Soil Erosion
Illinois soils are some of the most fertile and desirable soils in the world. Soils—comprised of minerals and organic matter—are heavily influenced by climate [...]
End of Year Deadlines at the FSA Office
For most, the 2020 harvest has come to an end and now it’s time to quickly complete all the year-end tasks. It’s important to [...]
The Bottleneck
Now that harvest is over, all of the bushels will soon be accurately counted and from the profit capital investment can be purchased. Regardless [...]
After Harvest Action Steps
The November 9, 2020, USDA Harvest progress report indicates that, on average, the 18 states that are monitored are slightly ahead of the 5-year [...]
How To Evaluate Your Treatment Plan
In modern soybean production there are a lot of products and a lot of research being done to help improve growers’ yields and profitability. [...]
What and Where Is Your Weed Problem?
This time of year, growers are riding in combines and grain carts over thousands of acres, and it’s hard not to find areas of [...]
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