2018 Harvest: What Makes the Soybean World Go ‘Round?
October has arrived and the 2018 soybean growing season is wrapping up in Northern Illinois. It’s always interesting, as well as a good idea, [...]
Post Season Soybean Evaluation
Well, most soybean fields have been harvested and it probably felt good to combine that last acre for the season. But your work isn’t [...]
Are You Managing Soybeans After R4.5?
In the past 5 years, Illinois soybean yields have risen exponentially compared to the previous 10 – 15 years. A lot of this increase [...]
Planting Wheat in Your Double-Crop Rotation
In an issue of the Cool Bean Advisor newsletter, University of Wisconsin wheat and soybean specialist Shawn Conley shared his top winter wheat establishment [...]
Tips for Establishing A Successful Wheat Crop
Wheat, as a crop, has been scrutinized by growers across the U.S. and largely hasn’t measured up in productivity to that of other commodity [...]
How to improve continuous soybean rotations
This past season farmers planted 10.9 million acres of soybeans in llinois, up 3% from the previous year, according to the latest USDA NASS [...]
Estimating Soybean Yield
It has been a pretty good year for corn and soybeans across the Corn Belt and many of you may be wondering about your [...]
Top 5 Tips for Pushing Pod Fill
Over the past 5 years, soybean yields have increased to a new standard. These gains can be directly correlated to the success of modern [...]
PODCAST: Soybean Flowering and Pod Development
Todd Steinacher, CCA Soy Envoy and west-central Illinois regional agronomist with AgriGold, discusses early soybean development, flowering and pod formation, how to detect pod [...]
Mark Your Calendars: Double-Cropping Field Days
To learn about new opportunities to double-crop soybeans and the latest best management practices available, plan to attend one of four 2-hour events. The [...]