Plant Clean, Grow Clean, Harvest Clean & Repeat
Managing weed populations is about planning and repetition. It’s hard to believe that we are approaching the threshold of planting 2018. Many soybean producers [...]
The Early Bird Plants Smartly
When planting soybeans, we ought to ask ourselves this question, “Is it all about calendar date to ensure that we take the best steps [...]
Tips for Successful Early Planting
All winter long growers have been bombarded with articles, meetings and retailers preaching the benefits of early soybean planting. For some growers this is [...]
What we’ve learned from nitrogen-on-beans research
Join Tim Smith and Fred Below, Ph.D., as they discuss their research on applying nitrogen on soybeans, when it makes sense to use it, [...]
Growing Continuous Soybeans
In southern Illinois continuous soybean rotation has been in practice for some time. Due to the nature of our soil, soybeans have always been [...]
Will soybeans respond to sulfur?
Sulfur (S) is becoming a more deficient nutrient, following phosphorus and potassium. Alfalfa and corn producers are already adding sulfur into their fertility program. [...]
Treating Seed is Even More Important Today
Soybean seed treatment adoption continues to expand and become a more important decision, what has changed? This week I supported a retail customer by [...]
Food for Thought
In two months both your physical and mental activities will turn to focusing on planting your 2018 soybean crop, so now is the time [...]
Time to Think About Frost and Spring Seeding
Common frost seeding practices: Under-seeding small grains (generally red or mammoth clover) can be put on with spring nitrogen applications Thicken pastures, hay fields [...]
2017 Illinois Yield Challenge Winners Announced; 100-Bushel Yields Continue
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. December 18, 2017—Several soybean growers topped 90 bushels per acre (bu/A) in the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) checkoff program’s annual Yield Challenge [...]
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