Agronomics: Keying in on Phosphorus Availability
Most phosphate goes on in the fall as dry material and either as MAP (monoammonium phosphate) or DAP (diammonium phosphate)—often blended with potash (potassium [...]
Agronomics: 5 Reasons to Fertilize in the Fall
After harvest, farmers have the option of fertilizing fields with potassium and phosphorous in the fall — or waiting until spring. There are several [...]
Agronomics: Fall Nutrient Management Practices
BLOOMINGTON, Ill.-Now’s the time to be thinking about best management practices to protect against nutrient loss during the post-harvest time period. “Regarding cover crop [...]
Disease Management: Webcast: Management of Frogeye Leaf Spot
Now more than ever, growers are experiencing yield loss and crop quality due to fungicide resistance, forcing them to either use more fungicides or [...]
Disease Management: Mid-Season Soybean Diseases – What can we Predict?
This year, there is a very high degree of variability across the state with regards to soybean height, canopy coverage, and overall crop condition. [...]
Diagnostics: Top Dressing Nitrogen on Soybeans
There is a lot of interest in applying nitrogen on soybeans as more growers are willing to go to greater lengths to improve soybean [...]
Disease Management: Can Your Soybeans Take the Heat?
Now is the time of year to play Monday morning quarterback in discussing what decisions you made going into planting season. While doing this [...]
Disease Management: Research: Climate Change Fosters Charcoal Rot
With over 100 diseases that can attack soybean crops, why would charcoal rot rise to the top of the most wanted list? University of [...]
Disease Management: New Webcast Addresses Fungicide Resistance in Soybean and Corn
Fungicide resistance can be a major threat to soybean disease control, and this resistance can take hold quickly if fungicides and their applications are [...]
Disease Management: Conditions are Right for Sudden Death Syndrome
Be on the watch for Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) this season. Conditions have been right so far for an outbreak. SDS is a serious [...]
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