WEBINAR: Soil Biology Builds Resilience and Enhances Soil Quality
1 CEU in Soil and Water Management
Managing Japanese Beetles
It appears that 2019 could be a very heavy Japanese Beetle year. To prepare for dealing with this pest, below is some information on [...]
What You Need to Know About Managing Nitrogen in Wet Years
Managing nitrogen is one of the most difficult and unpredictable things that grain producers need to do. In a world where environmental concerns come [...]
Management guidelines for soybeans under stress
In many parts of the state we have been plagued by saturated soils from a very early time. We continued to get record rainfall [...]
Could Boron Deficiency Be an Issue in 2019?
Early tissue test results for V4 corn in central Illinois are coming back low on boron—between 6 to 10 ppm. Sufficiency levels are between [...]
Early Season Yellow Beans
One doesn’t have to drive too many miles on country roads to find a field of beans that is not as deep green as [...]
Managing Micronutrients in Soybeans
There are 18 essential nutrients in plants: Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are the most likely to be added as fertilizer. Water, carbon and oxygen [...]
WEBINAR: Nutrient Management in a Soil Health System
1 CEU in Soil and Water Management
Soybean Cyst Nematode – A Consistent Threat
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is known to cause considerable yield loss in soybeans. Often that loss is accompanied by undetectable crop symptoms and options [...]
White Mold Risks in 2019
In a year with delayed planting and struggles to get the crop planted I thought about changing my topic from Sclerotinia stem rot (Soybean [...]
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