Agronomy: PODCAST: Benefits & Risks of Early Planting
Finding the optimum planting date for soybeans is never easy and depends on a number of factors including soil conditions, weather outlook and some [...]
Agronomy: Soybean Planting Depth
Not too late to plant deeper! For a long time producers and agronomists believed that the correct planting depth for soybeans is 1 to 1.5 [...]
Agronomy: How Do I Decide Whether to Treat My Soybean Seed?
Treating soybean seed is a good risk management tool for a relatively small investment per acre. It is usually not done at a seed plant, [...]
Agronomy: Mobile Apps Most Useful for Ag
There are several Apps that companies and public institutions have developed with the unique goal of increasing product exposure, reaching broad and progressive audiences, and [...]
Agronomy: Use Data Wisely for Seed Selection
A successful 2015 crop starts now as you finalize seed selections. Choosing the right varieties impacts your farm perhaps more than any other decision, [...]
Plant & Soil Health: Is Hypocotyl Length Important?
Will soybean hypocotyl length become important when selecting varieties to place seed deeper? The hypocotyl is that structure that lifts and pulls the cotyledons [...]
Agronomy: Jenny Mennenga: Central Illinois Postharvest Report
ISA Director and soybean grower Jenny Mennenga farms in McLean and Dewitt counties in central Illinois with her husband Eric. We touched base with [...]
Agronomy: Fall Tillage Considerations
Tillage is a popular practice across much of Illinois and it still has its place in a high-yield management system. It also simplifies other [...]
Agronomy: Planting Continuous Soybeans
Planting continuous corn or a long corn and short bean rotation is common and farmers have learned how to manage through the challenges. But [...]
Agronomy: Highway to 100-Bushel Soybeans
It is well known that Dan Arkels, a LaSalle County grower, was the first grower in Illinois to break the 100-bushel yield barrier and [...]
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