The Row Spacing Conundrum
What is the best row spacing for soybeans: 7.5, 10, 15, 20 or 30 inches? That is a question I got one morning in [...]
Soybean Planting Date: Cussed, Re-cussed, and Discussed
Soybean planting date. Plant early. What’s early? February? March? Before corn? Simultaneously with corn? These questions and many, many more come up in discussion [...]
When Planting Early does More Harm than Good
Every meeting this winter presenters talked about planting soybeans early. We must remember that the first major factor in raising any crop is the [...]
Five Tips to Better Manage Soybeans-Following-Soybeans
Although the USDA has forecasted corn acres to be up in 2019, there will no doubt continue to be some acres of soybeans-following-soybeans. For [...]
What’s the Measure of Soybean Success
What technologies should farmers adopt to obtain the next incremental soybean yield gains after they have done everything else right? That was the question [...]
Soybean Starter Applications Show Promise
As producers strive to increase soybean yields, research into adopting high yield strategies shows promise. In recent years, the most consistent results in achieving [...]
ISA Selects Soybean Experts to Cover 2019 Growing Season
A new class of soybean experts is ready to provide local recommendations to help Illinois soybean producers increase yields and profits while minimizing their [...]
All About Populations
One of the most important decisions growers make every year is the selection of planting populations for both corn and soybeans. In both cases [...]
How to Manage Volunteer Corn
With more acres of soybeans being planted and more dropped ears during corn harvest, volunteer corn is becoming a larger issue for Illinois growers. [...]
Can Better Seed Singulation Improve Yield?
Will precisely singulating soybean seed down to 1-inch plant-to-plant spacing improve pod count and potential? Several agronomists, including me, think this could be true [...]
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