Five Steps to Effective Late-season Field Scouting
In a typical growing season, most of the grower decisions that can affect the final yield of a soybean field have been made. This [...]
Don’t Forget To Check on Stored Grain
As the 2020 planting season is upon us, it’s important to remember and check on the stored grain from fall 2019. A lot of [...]
Illinois Soybean Production Tops the List
With the 2019 growing season behind us, it’s time to look at crop production statistics for Illinois from last year. With an average yield [...]
WEBINAR: Recent Experiences: What They Remind Us About Raising Beans
1 CEU in Crop Management
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 [...]
Storage Tips for World Trips
This article was originally published in the November issue of Soy Perspectives magazine. The 2019 soybean harvest is a memorable one. Millions fewer bushels [...]
Let’s Talk Soybean Trade
As I sit in my combine watching the harvest fill up grain cart after grain cart, I’m sure I’ll wonder at times where my [...]
Hedging Strategies Session 4
This unit discusses the use of more advanced option strategies, such as strangles, straddles, and collars. When to use these advanced strategies and how elevators [...]
A Peek into the Pod
August is a critical time in the life of a soybean plant. Although many of the flowers have pollinated, the plants are still setting [...]
New Uses for Soy Hulls
When soybeans are crushed, the three end products are oil, meal (protein) and hulls. And of the three, soy hulls have the least value. [...]
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