Insects: Inoculate or Not?
Inoculate or Not? How do I sort out whether to inoculate my soybean seed? Today when you decide to treat your soybean seed you [...]
Diagnostics: New Information Regarding Soybean Planting Depth
This article originally appeared on Michigan State University’s Extension News and has been reposted with permission. Achieving the correct planting depth is more critical for soybean [...]
Diagnostics: Why Planting Soybeans Early Improves Yield Potential
This article, from University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s CropWatch, references Nebraska data yet is relevant to the spring season we’ve been experiencing in Illinois and applicable to [...]
Diagnostics: Is it Time to Consider Using Starters in Soybeans to Bump Yield?
Are farmers missing the boat when it comes to soybeans by not applying a starter in furrow? Soybeans remove significant amounts of phosphorus (P) [...]
Diagnostics: Soybean Seed Treatments: Now the Norm?
Treating corn seed has long been tradition, but not treating soybeans. Corn seed has been treated with a fungicide for decades because hybrid seed [...]
Agronomy: Tackett’s Tips for 100+ bu/A Beans
Pay attention to the basics. That’s the advice Eddie Tackett, an Arkansas farmer who regularly grows 100 bushel-per-acre soybeans, shared recently with growers at [...]
Agronomy: Planning for Soybean Success with Foundation Agronomy
How much attention do you pay to producing soybeans on your farm each season? Do you have a plan that you follow to make [...]
Diagnostics: Planting Soybeans – When Can I Expect to Start?
Cold weather and late winter storms have kept many farmers out of the field later than usual this spring. It is hard to start [...]
Agronomy: Survey Says: More Soybeans in 2014
Last month’s ILSoyAdvisor “Quick Poll” asked about your soybean planting intentions for 2014. We’ve tallied the votes, and results reflect recent estimates from the [...]
Disease: Stay Safe Handling and Transporting Treated Seeds
Seed treatments offer a host of benefits for getting soybeans off to a strong start. They help preserve the yield potential of your soybean [...]
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