Corn vs. Soybeans: Which Benefits From Early Planting The Most
Most growers have been pushing the planting envelope earlier and earlier, of course weather permitting. However which crop, corn or soybeans, benefits more from [...]
Spring Soil Sampling
Soil sampling has traditionally been done in the fall, after crops are harvested. The objective is to know how much fertility the soil already [...]
Delayed Planting and Soybean Weed Control
Every year growers battle weeds in soybeans. We spend most of the winter making crop plans, including weed control, then Mother Nature decides to [...]
Planting Delayed? Here Are Your Prevent Plant Options
This article is written by Sara Schafer, editor of Top Producer magazine, and was originally posted on AgWeb.com. As we near the middle of [...]
Impact of Delayed Planting on Soybeans
As rain and cool conditions have delayed planting for many growers across Illinois and the Midwest, I’ve been having more than a few conversations [...]
PODCAST: Delayed Planting Impacts Soybean Growers
Soybean agronomist, Dan Davidson, shares his insights on the impact an unusually wet Winter and Spring will have on the 2019 planting and growing [...]
Preparing Seedbeds for Soybeans
For much of the state of Illinois, planting has been delayed due to seemingly perpetual rain and wet conditions. Hopefully there will be a [...]
Should I change to an Earlier Maturity Corn Hybrid?
Every soybean producer in Illinois is also a corn producer. And one of the commonalities about farming in Illinois is that sometimes it will [...]
Is there a perfect soybean plant?
The question: Is there a perfect soybean plant and did you pick the perfect plant type this season? The answer: In today’s modern soybean [...]
New Uses for Soy Hulls
When soybeans are crushed, the three end products are oil, meal (protein) and hulls. And of the three, soy hulls have the least value. [...]
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