Will High-Yielding Beans Work for You?
Most farmers and agronomists would agree that seed selection is one of the single most important decisions that can be made for an upcoming [...]
How To Establish an Agronomy Trial
In modern production agriculture, research and agronomic trials have expanded beyond small strip trials and university research. Many producers are developing their own highly [...]
What Does a CCA Soy Envoy Do?
It was an 86-year-long journey that eventually launched the modern Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) program. The American Society of Agronomy (ASA), currently headquartered in [...]
Do You Have a Crop Insurance Claim?
This year’s planting season created several challenges, not just for Illinois soybean producers, but for growers across the country. There have been several reports [...]
Understanding Crop Nutrients
Let’s take a trip back in time to 6th grade science – and class, today we’re going to review the Periodic Table of Elements. [...]
Crop Progress: USDA Report
As the 2019 calendar year comes to an end, in many soybean regions, Illinois harvest still has a way to go. The below chart [...]
Soil Temperature: Is It Just Another Number?
Soils are a geological work of art that have a strong interaction with the environment and regional challenges. Some people may see soils as [...]
Put Your Thinking Cap On
In Illinois we are not only blessed with fertile soils, we are also blessed to have a great agriculture network of industry professionals to [...]
Soil Sampling Considerations
When should I test soils? For years, fall soil sampling was the standard practice. However, it became a challenge to collect samples, get a [...]
Are You Neutral?
If asked, most people can tell you their Social Security number and maybe their spouse’s birthday, but how many producers could accurately tell you [...]
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