Have You Applied Your Soybean Fungicide Yet?
As regular visitors of ILSoyAdvisor are aware, fungicides are an important component of a high-yielding soybean system. Progressive growers have become increasingly aware of [...]
Considerations for Insecticide Use
For many in the agriculture industry, a soybean field is an amazing population of plants that convert sunlight energy and nutrients into a high [...]
Four Simple Steps to Minimize Pollinator Impact When Spraying
Through my lifelong experiences in agriculture and as a beekeeper, I have sometimes observed conflict between my fellow apiarists and row-crop farmers. For legitimate [...]
WEBINAR: Fungicide Applications to Mitigate Soybean Stress
1 CEU in Crop Management
Insect Management: What did we learn in 2020, Recap of Summit Breakout
During the second session of Soybean Summit on February 17, I had the opportunity to learn from Dr. Nick Seiter, who presented “Insect Management: [...]
Understanding Seedling Diseases & Seed Treatments, Recap of Summit Breakout
During the first session of the 2021 Soybean Summit on February 10, I had the opportunity to learn from Dr. Kleczewski’s presentation, “Seedling Disease [...]
Online Pesticide Applicator Certification May Not Be As Hard As It Sounds
The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) has had to adjust their pesticide applicator and operator training and exam process this year due to the [...]
University of Illinois Applied Research Results Now Available
University of Illinois researchers publish an annual report of applied research conducted on insect and disease management in soybean and corn. The 2020 report [...]
Will Bean Leaf Beetle populations in 2021 be a Bigger Issue?
In late August of 2020 I started to see a disturbing trend. Bean Leaf Beetle (BLB) populations were well above previous years. In East [...]
Be Prepared if Fusarium Head Blight Rears, You Know, its Ugly Head
While the good news for Illinois wheat growers is that fusarium head blight (FHB) has not been a significant issue the last three years, [...]
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