Participate in Cover Crop Economics Survey
Cover crops improve soil health and clean water, but do you ever wonder what they do for the bottom line? While many scientific studies [...]
Choosing Roundup Ready or Liberty Link
Comparing the Liberty Link® to the Roundup Ready® System in soybeans—how do you know which to choose? With the onset of resistant weeds such [...]
Webinar: The Six Secrets of Soybean Success
Dr. Fred Below discusses years of research on “The Six Secrets of Soybean Success," a concept for producing high-yield soybeans which he evaluated each [...]
Back to Back Soybeans
The biggest disadvantage of planting soybeans after soybeans will ultimately be the potential for increases in disease as well as soybean cyst nematode (SCN) [...]
Illinois Farmers Implementing Best Management Practices – Winter Newsletter
ILLINOIS FARMERS IMPLEMENTING BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR NUTRIENT LOSS REDUCTION STRATEGY Recent results from the USDA/NASS 2015 Producer Survey show marked improvements in the [...]
How early can beans be planted?
When is a good time to plant soybeans, and is late winter too early? One thing that describes winter in Illinois—year in and year [...]
2017 Crop Budgets and Current Prices Say Switch to Soybeans and Expect Low Returns
This article originally appeared on farmdocDAILY. Current 2017 fall delivery bids for central Illinois are near $10 per bushel for soybeans while corn is near $3.60 [...]
Overcoming Challenges to a More Profitable System
Please join us for a workshop exploring the challenges and opportunities of double-cropping wheat and soybeans. This conference will bring together growers and industry [...]
Learn Tips for Successful Double-Cropping
Register to attend for the Second Annual Double-Crop Conference. Double-cropping is a popular rotation in Southern Illinois. Growers grow and harvest wheat and immediately [...]
Cover Crops: Why Not Wheat?
I have attended several meetings the last few weeks where the topic of cover crops has been discussed at length by different speakers approaching [...]
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