Agronomy: Seeds Shouldn’t Go Naked
There will be a tendency to cut production costs in 2016. It will be difficult to make a profit on soybeans with projected prices [...]
Agronomy: Growing Continuous Beans: A Southern Illinois Perspective
As we are in the middle of planning the 2016 crop, I am getting a few questions about beans following beans. This is something [...]
Field Day Video – Going for 100 with Stoller USA
ISA hosted its first regional ILSoyAdvisor Field Days this past summer. From August 4 – 6, we brought soybean experts to fields around the [...]
Agronomy: Growing Continuous Beans: Dos and Don’ts
With the low commodity prices and lower production costs with soybeans, growers may be inclined to plant some of their fields back to soybeans. [...]
PROFITABILITY MATTERS: Stay Profitable in Uncertain Times
Aired: November 2014 Farmers deal with uncertainty on a regular basis, from fluctuations in weather to changes in market demand. But lower commodity prices [...]
PROFITABILITY MATTERS: You Want Higher Yields
Most growers invest in managing their corn crop, unaware that similar practices can achieve higher yields and profits for soybeans, too. While management matters [...]
Agronomy: 2015 ILSoyAdvisor Webinar Series
Soybean experts shared their knowledge and insight throughout the year to help Illinois soybean farmers improve their bottom line. Find all of the webinars [...]
Agronomy: Growing Continuous Beans: Are They Profitable?
With today’s soybean yield expectations, will planting some fields back to soybeans be more profitable than planting a field back to corn? Just might be [...]
Growing Continuous Beans: Seed Treatments – A Key to Successful Continuous Soybean Rotation
Growers have been contacting the Illinois Soybean Association asking about growing continuous soybeans. Soybeans require few inputs and have a lower product cost per acre [...]
Agronomy: Profitability Matters: Maximizing Crop Insurance Opportunities
Lower commodity prices pose a unique challenge of staying profitable in a tough market. Crop insurance provides farmers with an important risk management tool, and [...]