Agronomics: Continuous Soybean Management Considerations
There are some farmers who are considering growing more soybeans next year and may have some continuous soybean rotations. There are a few management [...]
Agronomics: Arkels: Overcoming obstacles in the Yield Challenge
We’re following soybean farmer and repeat Yield Challenge participant Dan Arkels as he works toward winning the 100 Bushel Challenge. When we last checked [...]
Agronomics: How to Prevent Soybeans from Shattering During Harvest
Don't forget to pay attention to potential shattering as you get ready to harvest. Harvestability of soybeans means the combination of when the vegetative [...]
Agronomics: When to Harvest Soybeans
It’s fairly easy to predict corn maturity and harvest since development follows a calendar determined by temperature. Soybeans aren’t as easy, and with some [...]
Agronomics: Harvest 2014: Understanding Moisture
Soybean harvest has already commenced in Southern Illinois in some fields with early Group 2 varieties, but most fields aren’t ready yet. Because some [...]
Agronomics: Webinar: Better Quality Means Higher Value
When it comes to soybeans, better quality equates to higher value. That’s because higher quality leads to greater demand, which can increase the price [...]
Tracking Pod Count to Build Higher Yields
Strive to understand how soybeans produce pods and track pod count per plant as a tool to build more yield. We are into July, [...]
Weed Management: Weed Management Considerations in Double-Crop Soybeans
Review strategies to control marestail and other weeds before planting double-crop soybeans. With barley harvest occurring and wheat coming off soon after, double-crop soybean [...]
Diagnostics: Three reminders as soybeans enter reproductive growth stage
As we enter the soybean reproductive growth phase there are a few things to keep in mind. The first is that soybeans will produce [...]
Agronomy: How Many Acres of Soybeans are Needed?
This article originally appeared in University of Illinois’ ACES College Agriculture News and has been reposted with permission. URBANA, Ill. – The USDA’s survey of U.S. [...]
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