Agronomy: Spring Wheat Management – Time to Pay Attention
As we approach Easter here at the end of March the wheat crop across southern Illinois looks very good on the whole. Planting right [...]
Agronomy: Applying a Starter is Doable
I got an email from a grower in northern Illinois this past Christmas. He was concerned that if he applied an in-furrow starter in [...]
Agronomy: Illinois Council on Best Management Practices – Spring Newsletter
WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO TEST YOUR SOIL? Most farmers test their soil in the fall, right after harvest. Learn why the best [...]
Agronomy: Checkoff Funds Help Replace Peoria Co. Bridge
Illinois data from the 2015 National Bridge Inventory finds that more than 2,200 bridges are structurally deficient and nearly another 2,000 are functionally obsolete. [...]
Agronomy: WEBINAR: Managing RR2Xtend Soybeans in 2016 and Beyond
Lance Tarochione, technical agronomist with Monsanto, shared details about the Roundup Ready 2 Xtend™ soybeans, which will be available for the 2016 growing season. [...]
Agronomy: Answers to Your Soybean Questions
Many of you have heard about the Six Secrets project being conducted by Dr. Fred Below and students at the University of Illinois. Dr. [...]
Agronomy: Benchmarking Soybean Production Practices
Farmers are needed for a regional and state soybean yield benchmarking survey in order to identify what is causing yield gaps on your farm. [...]
Plant and Soil Health: Soybean Advice for Africa
ILSoyAdvisor received a question from Willings Mulendema in Zambia on an article I wrote back in August 2014. He wrote, “This is a very [...]
Agronomy: Growing 100 Bushel Soybeans
Hundred-bushel soybeans are more than just in the realm of possibility today. Quite a few producers have done so officially and unofficially. We know [...]
Agronomy: High Yield Soybeans—What’s Your “Model”?
After being the long-neglected “step-child” feeding on the leftovers from the corn crop, soybeans are beginning to gain respect as a primary crop on [...]
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