Weekly Outlook: Investigating U.S. Soybean Export Potential
On December 9, the USDA released the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report for December. Despite strong U.S. soybean export numbers in the [...]
Optimizing Plant Establishment
A smile at harvest starts with the good decisions you made before and at planting. Like many row crops, soybeans yields will start to [...]
Need CEU credits? Check out our Webinar Series
Certified Crop Advisers who still need Continuing Education Units should visit http://fieldadvisor.org/tools/#tab-ccas, where we include an archived list of all previous ISA/ILSoyAdvisor.com webinars, organized [...]
New Traits Don’t Automatically Translate to Highest Yield!
Last week’s announcement by the EPA to register Dicamba formulations for use on Dicamba Tolerant Crops has the soybean world abuzz and for once [...]
Maybe you can grow 100 bushel soybeans?
We all know now that 100-bushel soybeans are in the realm of possibility. Kip Culler did it first and repeated it three times, topping [...]
Agronomy: How to Grow Soybeans
Soybeans are a major crop in countries including the U.S., Brazil, Argentina, India and China. It is also grown in some Canadian provinces and [...]
Agronomy: Soybean Yields Are Improving in Illinois
I recently read an article by Gary Schnitkey on farmdoc in regard to the relative decline of soybean yields in Illinois compared to corn [...]
Agronomy: 2016: Another Year of Learning
In Northern Illinois we have had another interesting year with soybeans. We have had some great soybeans, some good soybeans and some fields that [...]
Agronomy: The Three W’s of 2016 Soybean Yields: (Weather, Weeds, and What Went Wrong?)
Weather The weather in 2016 set up the potential for some very high soybean yields in many areas of Illinois and to be honest, [...]
Agronomy: Soybean Yields in Illinois
In recent years, soybean yields in Illinois have been exceptional, leading to questions on whether technologies have caused a "jump" in soybean yields. While [...]
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