Wheat Trials Planted Despite Dry Fall Challenges
Dr. Jessica Rutkoski shares an update on ISA check-off funded wheat trials in Illinois.
Red Crown Rot and Soybean Cyst Nematode: How Do They Interact?
Dr. Boris Camiletti provides an update on greenhouse experiments aimed at refining protocols for evaluating commercial products against RCR and its interaction with SCN.
The “D” Word: Dicamba Do’s and Don’ts for the 2025 Growing Season
In 2024, a court decision forced the EPA to vacate labels for over-the-top dicamba products, leaving growers navigating uncertainty. Now, as Bayer, BASF, and Syngenta await EPA decisions on new labels, Stephanie Porter’s latest blog outlines the must-know do’s and don’ts for dicamba use in the 2025 growing season.
How the EPA Herbicide Strategy Will Impact Your Farm
With the EPA’s final Herbicide Strategy issued, it’s time for farmers to prepare. Corey Lacey, Ph.D., breaks down the changes and how to register for regional Herbicide Strategy Workshops.
Upcoming Webinar: Biologicals – Are They a Barrier or a Game-Changer?
Join Field Advisor on January 22 for a webinar on biologicals with Dr. Mallory Choudoir and Dr. Laura Lindsey.
The Undeniable Intrigue of Field Trials
The Illinois Soybean Association's On-Farm Trial Network offers farmers a hands-on approach to improving crop production through field-based research.
Misconceptions of Brazil Agriculture
Dr. Joana Colussi and Dr. Giovani Preza Fontes debunk myths about Brazil's agriculture from economic and agronomic perspectives.
Benefits of Reduced Tillage and Cereal Rye in a Diverse Crop Rotation of Corn-Soybean Wheat/Double Crop Soybean
Lowell Gentry shares research from Piatt County, IL, that demonstrates the advantages of diversifying the typical corn and soybean rotation.
Side Dress N Application to Corn with Cereal Rye Ahead of Soybean Reduces Tile Nitrate Loss
This fourth video in the series shares key findings from a 2015–2020 Douglas County study on 4R nitrogen management and cereal rye cover crops, presented by Lowell Gentry.
The Effect of Previous Crop on Tile Nitrate Loss
What impact does the carbon-to-nitrogen ratio of plant residues have on plant-available nitrogen and tile nitrate losses? Lowell Gentry explains the connection to soil nitrogen mineralization in the second video of our five-part series on reducing nitrate loss in Illinois agriculture.
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