Illinois continues to make progress in soybean production, taking the title in 2014 of top soybean producer for the second year in a row. [...]

The technology for variable rate seed has been around for about 15 years. Planters have hydraulic drives and row shut-offs and are coupled with [...]

So, can you apply a starter fertilizer on soybeans and, if so, what are the rules? Starter fertilizer is a small quantity of nutrients [...]

Plant height has been shown to be positively correlated with both yield and lodging. Soybeans can get too tall and lodge. Yet if soybeans [...]

BLOOMINGTON, ILL – March 23, 2015 – With concerns about soybean profitability prevalent in 2015, a record number of soybean farmers, crop consultants, agronomists [...]

The March issue of Illinois Field & Bean focuses on weed and disease management -- timely advice as the growing season gets underway. We [...]

In comments submitted to the U.S. EPA, the American Soybean Association (ASA) disagreed with the conclusions of a recent report from the agency that [...]

Commodity prices are low and the outlook for significant increases is dim. So remaining profitable is the challenge growers will face in 2015. In [...]

Seed treatments can help protect soybean seeds and seedlings against a wide range of yield-threatening insects and diseases. At the critical early-growth stage, added [...]

Narrow-row beans once were going to revolutionize soybean production, but have we backslid? Personally, I think the evidence is clear that maybe 6 to 7 [...]