Agronomy: Applying Starters on Soybeans
So, can you apply a starter fertilizer on soybeans and, if so, what are the rules? Starter fertilizer is a small quantity of nutrients [...]
Agronomy: How to Manage Lodging Risk
Plant height has been shown to be positively correlated with both yield and lodging. Soybeans can get too tall and lodge. Yet if soybeans [...]
Agronomy: Record Numbers Garner Profitability Tips from 2015 ISA Soybean Summit
BLOOMINGTON, ILL – March 23, 2015 – With concerns about soybean profitability prevalent in 2015, a record number of soybean farmers, crop consultants, agronomists [...]
Agronomy: WEBINAR: Achieving Profitability in Challenging Grain Markets in 2015
Growers have enjoyed high commodity prices over the past few years. However, as prices decline and input costs increase, many anticipate 2015 will bring [...]
Agronomy: March Illinois Field & Bean: Editor’s Picks
The March issue of Illinois Field & Bean focuses on weed and disease management -- timely advice as the growing season gets underway. We [...]
Plant & Soil Health: American Soybean Association Backs Neonicotinoid Use
In comments submitted to the U.S. EPA, the American Soybean Association (ASA) disagreed with the conclusions of a recent report from the agency that [...]
Agronomy: Trying to Guarantee Profitability
Commodity prices are low and the outlook for significant increases is dim. So remaining profitable is the challenge growers will face in 2015. In [...]
Agronomy: Should We Be Using Soybean Maturity Group as a Tool for Variety Selection?
Over the last decade I have noticed a subtle shift across much of the northern soybean growing region towards planting later maturity group soybeans. [...]
Agronomy: Do You Use Seed Treatments?
Seed treatments can help protect soybean seeds and seedlings against a wide range of yield-threatening insects and diseases. At the critical early-growth stage, added [...]
Agronomy: PODCAST: Choosing Soybean Varieties for a Successful 2015 Crop
Choosing soybean varieties with the best combination of traits will be key to a successful 2015 crop. In this podcast, Jeremy Hogan,technical marketing agronomist [...]
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