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. [...]
WEBINAR: Advantages to Participating in the Illinois Soybean Yield Challenge
The Illinois Soybean Association has been sponsoring the Illinois Yield Challenge since 2010. During the last 9 years, growers have challenged themselves to produce [...]
Test Weight Matters in 2019: Part 2
I recently posted a blog, “Test Weight Matters in 2019”, that test weight was trending down this fall. It did really matter, but no [...]
Farmers raise money, share knowledge in global group
This article was originially published in the Illinois Farmer Today. OTTAWA, Ill. — Midwest farmers and church-goers have found a way to make harvest festivals, [...]
WEBINAR: The Amazing 2018 Soybean Season: Lessons for 2019
The 2018 soybean crop got off to a slow start due to winter like conditions in April, but once the crop was up and [...]
The Geography of Exceptional Soybean Yields
Originally published in FarmDoc Daily From 2013 to 2018, U.S. soybean yields have been above trend in all years, with an average yield-above-trend of [...]
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