Agronomy: Applying Starters on Soybeans
So, can you apply a starter fertilizer on soybeans and, if so, what are the rules? Starter fertilizer is a small quantity of nutrients [...]
Agronomy: How to Manage Lodging Risk
Plant height has been shown to be positively correlated with both yield and lodging. Soybeans can get too tall and lodge. Yet if soybeans [...]
Agronomy: Record Numbers Garner Profitability Tips from 2015 ISA Soybean Summit
BLOOMINGTON, ILL – March 23, 2015 – With concerns about soybean profitability prevalent in 2015, a record number of soybean farmers, crop consultants, agronomists [...]
Agronomy: Online Survey on Soybean Farming Practices
URBANA, Ill. – Soybean farmers who take a ten-minute online survey will help University of Illinois crop scientists and Extension educators to better understand [...]
Agronomy: March Illinois Field & Bean: Editor’s Picks
The March issue of Illinois Field & Bean focuses on weed and disease management -- timely advice as the growing season gets underway. We [...]
Plant & Soil Health: American Soybean Association Backs Neonicotinoid Use
In comments submitted to the U.S. EPA, the American Soybean Association (ASA) disagreed with the conclusions of a recent report from the agency that [...]
Agronomy: Trying to Guarantee Profitability
Commodity prices are low and the outlook for significant increases is dim. So remaining profitable is the challenge growers will face in 2015. In [...]
Agronomy: Should We Be Using Soybean Maturity Group as a Tool for Variety Selection?
Over the last decade I have noticed a subtle shift across much of the northern soybean growing region towards planting later maturity group soybeans. [...]
Agronomy: Do You Use Seed Treatments?
Seed treatments can help protect soybean seeds and seedlings against a wide range of yield-threatening insects and diseases. At the critical early-growth stage, added [...]
Agronomy: PODCAST: Choosing Soybean Varieties for a Successful 2015 Crop
Choosing soybean varieties with the best combination of traits will be key to a successful 2015 crop. In this podcast, Jeremy Hogan,technical marketing agronomist [...]
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