Naked or Not? Considerations for 2018 Soybean Seed Quality
As field activity ramps up for 2018, pay attention to soybean seed quality. Several factors soybeans experienced last fall resulted in delicate seed beans [...]
Plant Clean, Grow Clean, Harvest Clean & Repeat
Managing weed populations is about planning and repetition. It’s hard to believe that we are approaching the threshold of planting 2018. Many soybean producers [...]
The Early Bird Plants Smartly
When planting soybeans, we ought to ask ourselves this question, “Is it all about calendar date to ensure that we take the best steps [...]
Coming Soon: Double-Cropping Blog Series
A series of articles focused on managing the double-crop rotation are coming this season. In southern Illinois, along I-64 and I-70, double-cropping soybeans after [...]
Inoculating Soybeans
Although the planters have not officially started rolling in Illinois, it is safe to say that soybeans will most likely win the battle for [...]
Spring Management Tips for Winter Wheat
Want to product high wheat yields? Intensive spring management is the key. Widespread heavy rains and an Easter blizzard across parts of Illinois haven’t [...]
Spring Management Tips for Winter Wheat
Want to product high wheat yields? Intensive spring management is the key. Widespread heavy rains and an Easter blizzard across parts of Illinois haven’t [...]
Tips for Successful Early Planting
All winter long growers have been bombarded with articles, meetings and retailers preaching the benefits of early soybean planting. For some growers this is [...]
What we’ve learned from nitrogen-on-beans research
Join Tim Smith and Fred Below, Ph.D., as they discuss their research on applying nitrogen on soybeans, when it makes sense to use it, [...]
Growing Continuous Soybeans
In southern Illinois continuous soybean rotation has been in practice for some time. Due to the nature of our soil, soybeans have always been [...]
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