Soy Power: The Protein of Choice
Look in the shopping cart or at the restaurant plate of today’s consumers. You’re likely to find more plant-based, protein-rich foods that promote health [...]
Farms Under Threat: the State of America’s Farmland
The United States is blessed with a remarkably productive agricultural landscape. Cropland, pastureland, rangeland, and woodland support a regionally diverse food and farming system [...]
Does Technology Pay?
At the January 2018 Soybean Summit in Springfield, Ill., growers submitted these questions with their evaluation forms. What are the practices with the most [...]
Protein, Oil and Amino Acids: Where Illinois Soybeans Ranked in 2017
By traditional protein and oil quality measures, the 2017 Illinois soybean crop performed well compared to the national average. Protein was slightly lower. Oil [...]
Key Resilient-Farmer Habits
The ISA Board understands that profitability is top of mind for many farmers, especially in this economic environment, and they devote checkoff funds to [...]
Farm Financials Standards Council – Profitability Radio
In this episode of ILSoyAdvisor.com Profitability Radio, we speak with Todd Doehring, director at Centrec Consulting and V.P. of the Farm Financial Standards Council [...]
Compeer Financial Shares Tax Information
In this episode of ILSoyAdvisor.com Profitability Radio, we speak with Jan Schaffer, tax development consultant with Compeer Financial, about taxes, financial planning and succession [...]
ISA Trade Teams Initiative
Not only is Illinois the leading soybean-producing state in America, it’s also the fourth largest soybean country in the entire world, producing nearly 600 [...]
Join the Race: Enter the Yield Challenge
Interested in entering a soybean contest? Reach out to professionals and sponsors to test an idea. Interested in breaking your own soybean yield record, [...]
WEBINAR: Habits of Financially Resilient Farms
Gary Schnitkey, Ph.D., explains the seven habits of financially resilient farmers. He will also discuss the importance of monitoring cash flow and assessing risk [...]