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 [...]
Dropping Seeding Rates
Many growers can save money by dropping soybean seeding rates in 2018. We have seen a big decline in soybean seeding rates over the [...]
Will soybeans respond to sulfur?
Sulfur (S) is becoming a more deficient nutrient, following phosphorus and potassium. Alfalfa and corn producers are already adding sulfur into their fertility program. [...]
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