Agronomy: Narrow Row Spacing Improves Profitability
Reducing row spacing is one way to increase yield and profitability. Marion Calmer of Calmer Cornheads and Calmer Farms Independent Research in Alpha, Illinois, [...]
Agronomy: Meet Your Soy Envoy: John Niemeyer
Hello, my name is John Niemeyer and I am your soybean agronomist from crop district 8. I was born and raised on a grain [...]
Agronomy: Meet Your Soy Envoy: Jack Hardwick
Hello, my name is Jack Hardwick and I am your Soybean Agronomist from Crop District 6. I was born and raised in Beardstown, Ill., [...]
Agronomy: Soybean Planting Considerations
In the next few weeks growers across Illinois will start planting their soybeans. Planting soybeans at the right time, right depth and under the [...]
Agronomy: Producing 100 Bushel Soybeans
So you want to grow 100 bushel soybeans this year? Either you can get lucky or put together the right team. Producing 100 bushel [...]
Agronomy: Tweaking Planting Depth
The standard soybean planting depth has been about 1.5 inches for a long time now. But recent data published in the last couple of [...]
Agronomy: Meet Your Soy Envoy: Bill Orr
Hello, my name is Bill Orr. I am the owner of Agronomic Insights in Reddick, Illinois. Agronomic Insights is an independent crop consulting company [...]
Agronomy: Meet Your Soy Envoy: Wade Meteer
Hello, my name is Wade Meteer and I am your soybean Envoy from Crop District 4. I like crops that are self-sufficient. Maybe that’s [...]
Agronomy: Meet Your Soy Envoys: Randy Stephens
Hello, my name is Randy Stephens and I am an agronomist, CCA and work with Helena Chemical in Martinsville, Illinois. Practicing modern agronomy is [...]
WEBINAR: Making Soybeans More Than a Rotational Crop for Corn
With a downturn in commodity prices, many farmers are wondering what changes they will need to make in 2015 to remain profitable. In recent [...]