Fall 2025 Soil Sampling After Extremely Dry Conditions
Terry Wyciskalla recommends waiting for rain before soil sampling, as dry soils can lead to poor cores and inaccurate results.
Cracking the Code: Why Drones Work in Fungicide Applications
Drones are proving to be a reliable tool for fungicide applications—Matt Montgomery digs into how coverage, canopy movement, and spray quality make it work.
Genetic Modification Hits the ’90s — and American Agriculture — Hard!
IL Soy Envoy Mike Wilson shares his firsthand perspective on how the 1990s transformed farming and set the stage for today’s ag innovations and challenges.
How Aerial Imagery Is Changing Yield Forecasting
IL Soy Envoy Haley Brokate of Illini FS shares her experience using aerial imagery to guide yield forecasting weeks before harvest begins.
Considering a Fungicide Application by Drone? You’re Not Alone – Part 2
In part two, Stephanie Porter, CCA, shares 2023 Purdue research comparing drone and ground rig fungicide applications, highlighting coverage, disease control, and yield results.
Considering a Fungicide Application by Drone? You’re Not Alone – Part 1
In part one of this two-part series, Stephanie Porter, CCA, breaks down the pros and cons of drone fungicide applications—and what farmers need to consider before taking flight.
Site-Specific Management Offers Economic Edge for Soybean Growers
ISA checkoff-funded research shows that site-specific management and biologicals can increase soybean meal value—helping farmers compete in quality-driven markets.
Gene Editing Offers Potential New Path for Managing SCN
Illinois researchers are using CRISPR and RNA sequencing to identify genetic targets that could disrupt soybean cyst nematode reproduction.
Turning Point: How the 1980s Reshaped American Agriculture
From weed control breakthroughs to financial crisis, IL Soy Envoy Mike Wilson reflects on the 1980s—one of the most transformational and trying decades in modern farming.
Mike Wilson on Biologicals, Sulfur, and Smarter Soybean Management
In this episode of the Field Advisor Podcast, Mike Wilson shares decades of soybean knowledge—from biologicals and sulfur to specialty products and practical yield strategies.
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