Early-Planted Soybeans Prove to be Profitable
Have you ever considered planting soybeans at the same time as corn? What about before corn? Most farmers don’t consider these options because it [...]
Webinar: Evaluating Critical Management Strategies to Increase Soybean Yields
AJ Woodyard, technical crop production specialist at BASF, discusses management strategies for the 2017 soybean season based on research collected at the BASF Midwest [...]
Future and Value of Seed Treatments
I received an email about using seed treatments on soybeans from an ILSoyAdvisor reader. “I am currently into soybean farming and wanted to get [...]
Recommendations for planting large soybean seed
Soybean seed quality is very good this year. Mechanical damage to the seed coats or embryos is very low because the seed was harvested [...]
Podcast: Beneficial partnerships for soybean growers
Eric Woodie, trade facilitator for the Illinois Soybean Association Aired: February 2017 As trade facilitator for the Illinois Soybean Association, Eric Woodie spends his [...]
Podcast: Habits of Highly Successful Farmers
Gary Schnitkey, agriculture and consumer economics professor at the University of Illinois Aired: January 2017 In both good times and bad there are commonalities [...]
Raising high-yielding soybeans can be a challenge
Plant Growth Regulators (PGRs) teach us how to move soybean yields to the next level For several years we have seen several individuals break [...]
Podcast: Ag Outlook 2020: Long-Term Bearish and Short-Term Bullish
Steve Johnson, farm management specialist with Iowa State University Aired: December 2016 Overall, 2017 will be another down year despite more record yields, with [...]
Webinar: Variable Seeding: Benefits for changing variety and population across the field
Mark Apelt, regional product specialist at Beck’s Hybrids, and Mike Hannewald, precision farming field advisor at Beck’s Hybrids, explore how to select appropriate planting [...]
Soil Phosphorus Measurements
Most soil labs run an extractable phosphorus test and measure extractable P. There are a number of extractants but the most common today is [...]
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