Interseeding Covers
There are vast differences in the crop growing season from Northern to Southern Illinois. These differences can cause challenges in the establishment and growth [...]
Soil Testing: Value of Base Saturation
When you or your agronomist sends soil samples to a laboratory, they measure all the bases—include K, Ca, Mg and Na. And not only [...]
Seeing Iron Deficiency
Iron deficiency is not as common in Illinois as other parts of the Corn Belt, particularly in states like the Dakotas, Nebraska, Western Minnesota [...]
Identifying Troublesome Broadleaf Weeds in Soybeans
It’s been a fast and furious spring here in south-central Illinois. The first half of April was a wash and what seemed to be [...]
Diptera, Lepidoptera and Coleoptera—OH MY!
Scouting for early season soybean insect pests is beneficial in determining if your pre-planting management strategies are working as expected. Many growers are wisely [...]
PODCAST: Early Season Insect Management
Dairyland Seed Product Agronomy Specialist, Rod Moran, shares early season insect management advice for Illinois soybean growers. Listen to the podcast here: [...]
Optimizing Soybean Production with Sulfur
Crop production is the process of managing plants to maximize sunlight interception, carbon assimilation (photosynthesis) and storage of carbohydrates that [...]
Growing Wheat? Keep Fusarium Head Blight on Your Radar!
Fusarium head blight (FHB), or head scab is widely considered to be the most problematic disease impacting wheat production in the United States. In [...]
Spring Pre-emergence Herbicide Applications
Is it time to apply my pre-emergence herbicide? The short answer is, “Yes.” It’s after April 16, so as the weather straightens out, we [...]
Full Rate Herbicides Prevent Resistant Marestail
Marestail, one of the first glyphosate-resistant weeds identified in row crops, is still among the top driver-weeds that can significantly impact your soybean crop [...]
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