Part 2 – Soybean Calcium Requirements: Understanding the Calcium Cycle
Soil tests indicate large amounts of exchangeable calcium in the soil, but what’s important is how much soluble calcium is present. You can ask [...]
Part 1 – Soybean Calcium Requirements: Soil
Calcium is often an overlooked nutrient in crop production because soil tests report large amounts of this extractable cation. This is the first in [...]
Sulfur and Boron Testing in Soybeans
Sulfur and boron are increasingly important nutrients for soybeans. So, are soil and tissue tests reliable measures? Soil testing is a proven tool for [...]
Nitrogen on the Soybeans Yield Gap
Is some of the yield gap we see in soybeans today due to a lack of nitrogen? For the past 4 or 5 years [...]
WEBINAR: What We’ve Learned from Nitrogen-On-Beans Research
Tim Smith from Cropsmith and Fred Below, Ph.D., from the University of Illinois, discuss their research on applying nitrogen on soybeans, when it makes [...]
Sulfur Availability
Sulfur (S) deficiencies are more common due to less atmospheric deposits, declining organic matter levels and bigger crop yields. It’s time to add sulfur [...]
Can Soybeans Grow in Hydric Soils?
An attorney from Virginia called recently to discuss whether soybeans can or can’t grow in hydric soils. He is representing a client in Virginia [...]
Try One Thing
The Illinois Statewide Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy (NLRS) is designed to improve Illinois water quality and the quality of water leaving the state. We [...]
WEBINAR: Managing P and K on Soybeans by Soil Test Level, Yield Expectation and Water Quality
Potash Corp. Director of Agronomy Robert Mullen discusses management techniques for phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) in soybean production. Mullen says it’s important to [...]
No-Till Soybean Production Tips
A lot of soybeans are no-till in the U.S. and across the Corn Belt. However, in regions with flat, black dirt some growers are [...]
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