Agronomics: Arkels: Overcoming obstacles in the Yield Challenge
We’re following soybean farmer and repeat Yield Challenge participant Dan Arkels as he works toward winning the 100 Bushel Challenge. When we last checked [...]
Agronomics: How to Prevent Soybeans from Shattering During Harvest
Don't forget to pay attention to potential shattering as you get ready to harvest. Harvestability of soybeans means the combination of when the vegetative [...]
Agronomics: When to Harvest Soybeans
It’s fairly easy to predict corn maturity and harvest since development follows a calendar determined by temperature. Soybeans aren’t as easy, and with some [...]
Agronomics: Harvest 2014: Understanding Moisture
Soybean harvest has already commenced in Southern Illinois in some fields with early Group 2 varieties, but most fields aren’t ready yet. Because some [...]
Agronomics: Webinar: Better Quality Means Higher Value
When it comes to soybeans, better quality equates to higher value. That’s because higher quality leads to greater demand, which can increase the price [...]
Tracking Pod Count to Build Higher Yields
Strive to understand how soybeans produce pods and track pod count per plant as a tool to build more yield. We are into July, [...]
Agronomy: Tackett’s Tips for 100+ bu/A Beans
Pay attention to the basics. That’s the advice Eddie Tackett, an Arkansas farmer who regularly grows 100 bushel-per-acre soybeans, shared recently with growers at [...]
Agronomy: Looking back on the season ahead
Remember the old adage, “Begin with the end in mind?” It’s a great way to approach the planning of a crop year, so take [...]
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