Five Tips to Better Manage Soybeans-Following-Soybeans
Although the USDA has forecasted corn acres to be up in 2019, there will no doubt continue to be some acres of soybeans-following-soybeans. For [...]
What’s the Measure of Soybean Success
What technologies should farmers adopt to obtain the next incremental soybean yield gains after they have done everything else right? That was the question [...]
Soybean Starter Applications Show Promise
As producers strive to increase soybean yields, research into adopting high yield strategies shows promise. In recent years, the most consistent results in achieving [...]
ISA Selects Soybean Experts to Cover 2019 Growing Season
A new class of soybean experts is ready to provide local recommendations to help Illinois soybean producers increase yields and profits while minimizing their [...]
All About Populations
One of the most important decisions growers make every year is the selection of planting populations for both corn and soybeans. In both cases [...]
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 [...]