Agronomy: Top Six Soybean-Planting Tips
The days are longer, the birds are chirping and the trees are beginning to bud. For soybean farmers, it can only mean one thing: [...]
Agronomy: Soybean Stocks Estimate to be Overshadowed by Planting Intentions?
URBANA, Ill. – The USDA’s estimate of Dec. 1, 2014, stocks of U.S. soybeans was surprisingly small, according to University of Illinois agricultural economist [...]
Agronomy: Meet Your Soy Envoy: Lance Tarochione
As a professional agronomist, farmer and long time CCA in Illinois I was honored when I was approached to be one of the Soy [...]
Agronomy: Meet Your Soy Envoy: Lynda Anderson
Hello, I’m Lynda Anderson and I’m your 2015 Northwest Illinois Soybean Envoy. I live in Galva, located in southern Henry County, with my husband, [...]
Agronomy: Meet Your Soy Envoy: Jeff Keifer
“I love soybeans,” is not a common phrase in Northern Illinois, but soybeans are more popular here now than ever. Farmers are finding them [...]
Agronomy: Tips For Managing Continuous Soybeans
As corn prices continue to fluctuate, more farmers are beginning to inquire about the pros and cons of growing continuous soybeans. When it comes [...]
Agronomy: Are Soybean Blends Making a Comeback?
Planting seed blends isn’t a new concept. In the past, companies sold blends to combine seeds of different characteristics in a field to produce [...]
Agronomy: Meet Your Soy Envoy: The Agronomic Dream Team
We’ve assembled a team of Certified Crop Advisers who are passionate about soybeans from across the state to provide reports from the field, insight [...]
Agronomy: Tips to Prepare for 2015 (Pt. 2): Key Takeaways from the Peoria Soy Summit
As temperatures rise and winter comes to a close, growers are beginning to make decisions for the next growing season. From variety selection to [...]
Agronomy: Know Your Limits and Start with the Basics
In 2014, Illinois farmers raised 547.7-million bushels of soybeans on 9.8-million harvested acres. The average yield was 56 bushels per acre. These yield gains were made [...]