Cover crops for prevent planting
SPRINGFIELD, IL - June 6 - When the time comes to decide about the best way to manage acres in prevent plant, it may [...]
Roundtable: Accidental Preplant Nitrogen
How will soybeans respond if you accidently put down nearly 200 lbs. of nitrogen (N) prior to planting? That was the question a grower [...]
PODCAST: Biological Use in Soybean Production
Samantha Schmidgall, CCA Soy Envoy and sales agronomist with the GROWMARK-FS system in Toluca, Illinois, breaks down the complex sector of biologicals in the [...]
Soil Compaction: The “Gift” That Keeps on Giving
This article originially appeared on the Corny News Network. Soils in Indiana have been too wet for field work almost since last fall. What [...]
Saturated Soils and Yellowing Soybeans
It has been a cool and wet spring, which has led to ponded fields, saturated soils, and delayed field work and planting. The crop, [...]
Cold, Wet, Frustrating
We can sum up fall and winter, and now spring, in a few words; cold, wet, frustrating. While we still want to plant as [...]
Soy-based Fertilizer
If you are an organic farmer and looking for a source of organically certified nitrogen, a soy-based fertilizer is available. Soybeans have many unique [...]
Spring Flooding and Spring Planting
Excessive rainfall and quick snow melt have led to flooding, ponding water and saturated soils. These conditions could impact when acticities begin this spring. [...]
Seven Tips to Make Cover Crops Pay
While many growers realize the long-term benefits of cover crops for their soil, justifying an extra $30 to $35 an acre may be difficult [...]
What does a cool, wet spring mean for soybean growers?
Early springs can create trying conditions for producers. In 2018, it snowed in Illinois on April 9. It was cool and wet through the [...]
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