ACES: Photosynthesis Hack Boosts Soybean Yield 20 Percent
RIPE researchers prove bioengineering better photosynthesis increases yields in food crops for the first time ever.
Determining Yield Limiting Factors Within Management Systems
Ben Wiegmann, Field Agronomist with Beck’s Hybrid’s, discusses what Beck’s Hybrids is testing in their Practical Farm Research program to help determine yield limiting factors within different management systems.
Science for Success
The Science for Success partnership brings together soybean Extension personnel from diverse U.S. regions who collaboratively conduct research and leverage historical knowledge to deliver soybean best management practices to US farmers.
NASS – The Census is Coming
Hello again everyone, and welcome to spring (almost). The temps are rising, and we’ve all changed our clocks so planting time will be here very soon. This is the fourth in a series of blog posts from NASS.
NASS Crop Production Forecasts
This is the third blog post in a series from NASS. […]
The Importance of Grain Estimates in the Marketplace – Why Are We Showing Our Hand?
At the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) we take pride in providing reports of agricultural commodities to the public in an unbiased manner, at [...]
NASS Series: The Basics of NASS Reports
Hello everyone. My name is Mark Schleusener and I am the Illinois State Statistician for USDA- NASS. I hope that each of you have [...]
Establishing 2021 Agronomy Trials
In modern production agriculture, research and trials have expanded beyond small strip trials and universities. Many producers are developing their own sophisticated, on-farm research.
NCSRP Releases 2020 Annual Report and Project Summaries
The North Central Soybean Research Program (NCSRP) recently released its Annual Report which includes 2020 research project summaries. Projects this year covered topics such [...]
Benchmarking Soybeans in Illinois
U.S. soybean yields have been trending upwards and Illinois soybean yields are running 6.5 bu/A above the trendline, according to the University of Illinois [...]