Standability Will Be Huge This Year With Harvest Approaching
Cooler weather is helping crops finish, but disease pressure and standability concerns make harvest scouting critical—listen to the latest Field Advisor podcast episode.
Soybean Double-Crop Systems Can Be Improved with Earlier Maturing Wheat Varieties
Dr. Jessica Rutkoski is studying wheat varieties to enhance productivity in double-crop systems, enable earlier soybean planting, and improve wheat maturity classification.
University of Illinois Breeding and Variety Trial Panel
Dr. Jessica Rutkoski and Dr. Eliana Monteverde discuss data from the University of Illinois Variety Trial program for wheat and soybeans and answer audience questions.
Was Your Soybean Yield Loss Self-Inflicted?
Don’t let Mother Nature shoulder all the blame for yield loss—some self-inflicted setbacks might be hiding in your fields. IL Soy Envoy Karen Corrigan, CCA, reveals how ignoring herbicide labels affects soybean yield.
Did Spring’s Mistakes Come Back to Haunt Yields?
In this final growing season update, the IL Soy Envoys recap the top agronomic challenges of 2024 and share key concerns for 2025, from early-season stressors to rising fertilizer costs and soil testing.
Advancements and Deployments: Moving Hybrids/Varieties Towards the Market
Harvest season is in full swing, but for breeding organizations, the focus is on data collection and advancement decisions that drive future success. In this blog, IL Soy Envoy Craig Grafton, CCA, explains how hybrids and varieties are selected for testing and deployment, highlighting the critical role of data and collaboration in the process.
Harvest Highlights & Concerns
In this episode, the IL Soy Envoys reveal yield reports from their regions and discuss key fall topics like soybean header loss, soil pH and lime application, moisture concerns, disease updates, and more.
How are Yields Shaping Up?
In this episode, the IL Soy Envoys examine the current state of soybean and corn crops, analyze yield variability due to seasonal stresses, tackle late-season disease concerns, and prepare for 2025 input planning related to fertilizer and weed control.
Harvesting Dry Soybeans: How Many Bushels Do We Lose?
As harvest begins, many farmers are facing drier-than-expected soybeans. In this post, Brian Bush explains how to calculate yield loss and other key factors to consider.
Cover Crop Planting Dates in Soybean & Corn Rotations: Lessons Learned from Year One of ISA-Funded Study
This Illinois Soybean Association funded project, lead by Nathan Johanning of Illinois Extension, reveals insights from the first year of a cover crop planting date study. The team found that lower seeding rates of early-planted cereal rye cut seed costs and had similar biomass. Late planting still offered good growth into mid-Nov and maximizing biomass by delaying termination until maturity showed no yield reduction in soybeans in most cases.
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