So when should you replant soybeans? This is not a common practice if you plant when soil conditions are right and don’t experience a [...]

When it comes to farming in Illinois we usually don’t think about it being dry in the spring. It is usually the opposite: too [...]

As I am writing this update it is 55 degrees and cloudy with 33 mph gusts.  It sure does not feel like spring and [...]

Wow, where has all the fertilizer gone? Here in southeastern Illinois we have had an uninterrupted run of about two weeks. We have had [...]

Anticipation and excitement are developing across Illinois as spring planting approaches.  Along with those seasonal expectations, we need a conscientious examination of our land [...]

Over the years we have tried to apply the same yield enhancements for corn direct to soybeans with very mixed results. A few years [...]

Hello from District 2!  As I write this, the ground is wet and we expect planting delays.  Most of our area received at least a [...]

Reducing row spacing is one way to increase yield and profitability. Marion Calmer of Calmer Cornheads and Calmer Farms Independent Research in Alpha, Illinois, [...]

Hello, my name is John Niemeyer and I am your soybean agronomist from crop district 8. I was born and raised on a grain [...]

Hello, my name is Jack Hardwick and I am your Soybean Agronomist from Crop District 6. I was born and raised in Beardstown, Ill., [...]