Agronomy: Planting on Pace to Set an ‘Early’ Record
Planting started very early in our area, and with the dry spring we’ve experienced planting has progressed at a near record pace. I have personally [...]
Agronomy: Selecting the Right Soybean Variety
Now that the planting season is upon us, do you feel that you made the best variety selection for greatest profitability? Agronomists and growers have [...]
Agronomy: Maximize Yield and Profits through Soybean Seeding Rate Webinar
For soybean growers facing high seed costs and low commodity prices, any insights into reaching optimal seeding rates and planting times can help raise [...]
Agronomy: Soybean Planting Depth Matters
Soybean seed is very sensitive to planting depth, so producers need to be careful and get their crop off to a good start. Planting [...]
Agronomy: High Yield Soybeans — A Cure for Low Market Prices?
While higher yield overall is one of the “causes” of low soybean market prices, for the individual farmers, increasing yields is an important “cure” [...]
Agronomy: Soybean Inoculants: How to get the most bang for your buck
Today’s soybean inoculants are not the same as years past. The advancement and introduction of new products, low relative prices and changes to soybean [...]
Agronomy: Soybeans: A Season Long Commitment
Most farmers I know work like dogs from the first dry day in March through the time corn is “laid by,” usually around the [...]
Agronomy: Wondering about Profitability? Let’s Run the Numbers
We all know that this year is going to be a year of managing risk and production costs. We always face a risk when farming, [...]
Agronomy: Are Pop-Ups or Starters Really Needed for Soybean?
Pop-Ups or In-Furrow fertilizers are typically used on corn to supply a small quantity of N (Nitrogen) and P (Phosphorus) or micronutrients. This N and [...]
Agronomy: Seedbed Stories – When to Plant
In recent years our idea of “optimal” soybean planting dates in Illinois has shifted earlier. Researchers and farmers pushing the envelope looking for higher soybean [...]
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