New Year Resolutions to Improve Soybeans
The New Year is upon us and it’s time to write some resolutions for next year for things to do differently. You may already [...]
2018 Illinois Soybean Yield Challenge Winners Announced; 100-Bushel Yields Continue
With the 2018 soybean season setting records in Illinois and other states, it is no surprise that several growers topped 100 bushels per acre [...]
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 [...]
Dectes Stem Borer and Lodged Soybeans
Originally published in The Bulletin. Many soybean growers have had problems with lodging at harvest this year. The primary culprit for this (as for [...]
WEBINAR: Explaining the 100-Bushel Yield Gap
A few growers have broken 100-bushel soybean yields and the world record is 171 bushels. Yet for many growers, field yields remain in the [...]
Conservation Practices—A look at the Past and Present
Many of the farming practices that were used 50 plus years ago are now considered conservation practices. Longer crop rotations that included 4 – [...]
Is Your Fuel Winter-Ready?
Postharvest is a good time to check your fuel storage system to avoid common issues and keep equipment running smoothly through cold winter months. [...]
Maturity Group Considerations for Double-Crop Soybeans
Double-cropping soybeans after wheat lets a grower harvest three crops in two years. Recently, there has been a lot of interest in planting ultra-early [...]
PODCAST: A Look at 2018 Double-Crop Harvest
Description: Aaron Prins, sales agronomist with The Equity in Altamont, Illinois and 2018 CCA Soy Envoy, shares an update on the double-crop wheat and [...]
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