Weed Management: Remain Vigilant for Palmer amaranth
Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) has garnered much attention recently in both academic discussions and popular press releases, and with good reason. Among the weedy species [...]
Plant and Soil Health: Phosphorus Deficiency in Soybeans
Everyone knows what phosphorus (P) deficiency looks like in corn—purplish color leaves. So it would be easy to expect similar symptoms for soybeans. But it [...]
Insect Management: Managing Japanese Beetles
Will a Japanese beetle breakout this year force growers to spray? Our advice – scout your fields to see if beetles are a threat and [...]
Weed Management: WSSA Survey Ranks Palmer Amaranth as the Most Troublesome Weed in the U.S.
It’s now official. A survey conducted by the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) has ranked Palmer amaranth, also known as Palmer pigweed, as the [...]
Plant and Soil Health: Genetic Controls of Nitrogen Fixation
Scientists have longed dreamed of transferring the nitrogen fixation trait found in soybeans and other legumes to grain crops. Just imagine for a moment all [...]
Insect Management: Managing Soybean Aphids
Will soybean aphids break out this year, forcing growers to spray? Our advice – stay tuned to the Ag news in Illinois to see if [...]
Insect Management: Managing foliar-feeding pests of soybean
The decision to treat for foliar-feeding insects in soybean is based upon a threshold for plant defoliation, but it is important to know what insect [...]
Disease Management: To spray or not to spray fungicides, that is the question
The two most common foliar diseases in Illinois that will respond to fungicides are Frogeye leaf spot and Septoria brown spot. Cercospora leaf blight is [...]
Plant and Soil Health: Be a Good Neighbor: Reducing Nutrient Loss on Your Operation
It’s a long way from Illinois to the Gulf of Mexico—but out of sight cannot mean out of mind when it comes to managing nutrients [...]
Weed Management: Optimizing Liberty Performance
Weed resistance is a fact of life when growing corn and soybeans. Growers need multiple tools available and LibertyLink® soybeans and Liberty® herbicide are two [...]
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