How to Manage Volunteer Corn
With more acres of soybeans being planted and more dropped ears during corn harvest, volunteer corn is becoming a larger issue for Illinois growers. [...]
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 [...]
Adopting Starter Fertilizer
I have said that starters may be the next edge to growing high-yield soybeans after adopting early planting. Most starter trials show little yield [...]
Soybean Population Trends
There has been a lot, and I mean a lot, of buzz lately around lowering soybean populations. There are many studies showing soybeans planted [...]
Upcoming Technology Choices in Soybeans
There is a lot of talk about the soybean technology trait options growers can choose from in the upcoming years. Between Round Up Ready [...]
WEBINAR: Creating a System for Soybean Yield Success
Over the past several years we’ve seen a consistent trend of increasing soybean yields in Illinois. While admittedly there can be a lot of [...]
Better Beans Series – Peoria, IL
The fourth Better Bean Series (BBS) for the 2019 season was held Feb. 19, 2019 in Peoria, Ill. The event was sponsored by the [...]
Better Beans Series Goes West – Quincy, IL
The third Better Bean Series (BBS) event of the 2019 season was held on Wednesday, February 13, in Quincy, Illinois. The event was sponsored [...]
Selecting Soybean Maturities
This article was originally written for the "Burrus Buzz." Several industry experts have been urging growers to plant soybeans earlier and earlier. There is [...]
Soybean Breeding Today
Soybeans have been grown in the United States since 1851 when Dr. Benjamin Franklin Edwards received a packet of seeds from a Japanese sailor. [...]
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