Agronomy: Podcast: A Look at Conservation Tillage
Rachel Cook, Ph.D., North Carolina State University assistant professor/co-director of the Forest Productivity Cooperative, provides an in-depth explanation of conservation tillage practices. She covers the [...]
Agronomy: How is the soybean crop maturing?
So how is the soybean crop faring in Illinois? The USDA has its annual yield predictions coming out in August and September and this [...]
Agronomy: The Top 10 Quotes an Agronomist Does Not Want to Hear a Farmer Say About Soybeans
10. “Soybeans are just a crop that I use to rotate and plant after my corn.” The average soybean yield in Illinois is 55 [...]
Agronomy: Wrapping up for the ’16 season
As we start to wrap up the 2016 growing season it’s time sit back and reflect on what we learned this spring and summer. [...]
Agronomy: Is it Possible to Estimate Soybean Yields?
Many people do yield checks of corn and feel they can get relatively close (+/- 10 percent) to the actual yield. On the other hand, [...]
Agronomy: Webinar: Strategies for Finishing Out the Soybean Season
Mike Wilson, Soy CCA Envoy from Southeast Illinois, explains why managing soybeans through Labor Day can help increase yield and ultimately improve growers’ bottom [...]
Agronomy: Evaluate New Soybean Production Practices on Your Farm
Continuing to improve soybean yields demands continued research to fine-tune production systems. That means a need to continue research at all levels − USDA, universities, [...]
Agronomy: U of I Agronomy Day
Join us on Thursday, August 18th for Agronomy Day! Discover the latest research, technology, and industry data from University of Illinois faculty and staff in [...]
Agronomy: Harsh Conditions for Planting Double Crop Soybeans
While the early spring and long hot dry spell in June allowed wheat to mature early and harvest to occur about 5-7 days earlier than [...]
Agronomy: Strategies for finishing out the soybean season
It’s after mid-July; do you know what your soybeans are doing? Here we sit either waiting on a rain or waiting for it to stop, [...]
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