Agronomy: Climate Impacting Soybean Yields
A recent report in the scientific journal Nature said changes in climate are costing U.S. producers $11 billion in lost yield. The report, titled “Climate-induced [...]
Agronomy: Jenny Mennenga: Central Illinois Postharvest Report
ISA Director and soybean grower Jenny Mennenga farms in McLean and Dewitt counties in central Illinois with her husband Eric. We touched base with [...]
Agronomy: Fall Tillage Considerations
Tillage is a popular practice across much of Illinois and it still has its place in a high-yield management system. It also simplifies other [...]
Agronomy: Highway to 100-Bushel Soybeans
It is well known that Dan Arkels, a LaSalle County grower, was the first grower in Illinois to break the 100-bushel yield barrier and [...]
Agronomy: Notes from a 100 Bushel Challenge Verifier
This year I assisted in verifying plot results for the 100 Bushel Challenge, a program encouraging soybean producers to experiment with new production techniques. [...]
Agronomy: Storing Soybeans
Farmers rarely store many bushels of soybeans. If they have on-farm storage they want to use it for corn. Besides, there has rarely been [...]
Agronomy: Harvesting Soybeans – Combining Basics, Sources of Harvest Loss
Combining soybeans is about harvesting soybeans at optimal moisture to capture the most bushels while reducing harvesting losses. It is also about making sure [...]
Agronomics: Harvest Considerations for Variable Soybean Maturity
Variable soil types, knolls, flooding and drought have left many growers with extreme in-field variability of soybean maturity. There are areas in fields where [...]
Agronomics: Don Guinnip: Southern Illinois Preharvest Report
ILSoyAdvisor.com is reaching out to farmers across the state to get their preseason harvest predictions and postharvest reflections. Southern Illinois Preharvest Report Don Guinnip, [...]
Agronomics: SoyCam.com: September Rains Help Bring Soybeans to Maturity
Earlier this year SoyCam.com—funded by the Illinois soybean checkoff—started following five Illinois soybean growers. These growers have been documenting this year’s farming operations and processes [...]