Agronomy: Soil Sampling
Hopefully there are no soybeans still in the field at this point in Illinois. Even the double crop soybeans should be out by now. So [...]
Agronomy: Profitability Matters: Staying Ahead of the Curve in 2016 Finances
According to the USDA Economic Research Service, U.S. net farm income is set to decline by 36 percent in 2015, and commodity prices are not [...]
Agronomy: The Road Back to Conventional
Saving a potential $60 per acre requires impeccable management In the vast sea of southeast Arkansas soybean fields, Jason Smith’s Desha County acreage is an [...]
Agronomy: Profitability Matters: Cutting $100 per Acre in Soybeans
2015 delivered a tough growing season for many Illinois farmers, and lower soybean prices to follow. For incomes to increase in 2016, either commodity [...]
Agronomy: Harvest Report from Southern Illinois
In southern Illinois, most soybeans were planted by the time the wet weather arrived this year. 2015 still held some major challenges for soybean [...]
Agronomy: Post Season Soybean Evaluation
When it comes to producing high-yield soybeans, knowing the details count. By now most fields of full-season soybeans have been harvested. It probably felt [...]
Agronomy: Soybeans Faced Challenges in 2015
Soybean harvest is done for 2015! It was a challenging year for soybeans: too wet early, dry later in the summer, little or no [...]
Agronomy: Q&A: Soybean Seeding Rate & Decrease in Lower Pods
Q: In soybeans, what would cause plants to pod extremely high off the ground, for example, not producing any pods on the bottom five [...]
Agronomy: Soybean Selection 101
As a grower some of the most important decisions you make are the varieties you choose. Your quest for yield and profitability really begins [...]
Agronomy: Base Variety Decisions on Past Field Performance
Make sure to analyze this year’s variety performance before making next season’s variety decision. Soybeans are turning and drying down, combines are running, and [...]
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