Agronomy: A New Soybean Record
I have to acknowledge there is a new national soybean record and it was in Georgia, not necessarily a soybean-friendly environment like Central Illinois. [...]
Agronomy: Part 2: What do you feel is the biggest challenge in raising soybeans?
Last month I switched things up and posed this question to some of my customers (twice) with the general consensus that weed control is [...]
Agronomy: Variety Selection
When making next year’s soybean variety decisions, know your fields, recognize potential disease issues, do your variety homework and optimize your agronomy to get [...]
Agronomy: Prepare for wheat planting
If you are a double-cropper, the rotation all begins with the wheat you plant this fall, so it is important to do everything you [...]
Agronomy: Illinois Council on Best Management Practices – Fall Newsletter
IOWA NUTRIENT TOUR REVEALS UNITED FRONT Members of the Illinois farm community traveled to Iowa in August, as part of an Illinois Farm Bureau [...]
Agronomy: When will soybean harvest begin?
September is here and we are counting the days till soybean harvest. It will be a good harvest with above average yields. So, what [...]
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. [...]
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