Agronomy: What does tissue testing tell us?
This past weekend I was scrolling through Twitter and came across a feed that had been started by a well-known and respected Illinois agronomist posting [...]
Plant and Soil Health: Are your soybeans thirsty and will yields suffer?
We can easily see corn showing drought symptoms, but signs of soybeans under drought stress may not be as evident. When soybeans suffer from heat [...]
Disease Management: If, not when, Asian soybean rust makes it to the Midwest
We’ve all heard rumblings of extremely early Asian soybean rust (ASR) confirmations in the South and many are wondering if this may be the year [...]
Agronomy: Field Day Preview: LibertyLink System
As we continue to battle herbicide-resistant weeds, especially in the pigweed species, it is important to use multiple herbicides with different modes of action, as [...]
Plan and Soil Health: Identifying and correcting manganese deficiency in soybeans
Manganese deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency seen in soybeans in Michigan. The manganese deficiency symptoms depicted in photos 1 and 2 are likely [...]
Plant and Soil Health: Soil Health Takes Time, but is a Worthy Investment
Farmers are showing increasing interest in learning how improvements to soil health can benefit both the environment and the economic bottom line. While many questions [...]
Disease Management: Webinar: Managing Soybean Diseases
Stephanie Porter, Soy CCA Envoy from West Central Illinois and Sales Agronomist with Burrus® Hybrids, reviews the most prevalent soybean diseases, all of which [...]
Agronomy: Post Tank Mixes for Waterhemp
Controlling waterhemp is a challenge for growers across Illinois and the Corn Belt and the No. 1 subject of questions I received during the last [...]
Agronomy: Yellowing of Soybeans
One of the things we may observe in soybeans in June is yellowing, generally not field wide like nitrogen-deficient corn but more spotty and localized on [...]
Disease Management: Another Tool to Add to the SCN Armory
Soybean cyst nematodes (SCN) and root knot nematodes are both major pests in soybeans and reduce field yield potential. Genetic resistance is imperfect and the [...]
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