Agronomy: Keys to Effective Succession Planning
Keys to Effective Succession Planning What will happen to your farm when you retire? Many farmers will pass the reigns to their children, but [...]
Agronomy: How to Stay Profitable in Uncertain Times
Farmers deal with uncertainty on a regular basis, from fluctuations in weather to changes in market demand. But lower commodity prices and higher input [...]
Agronomy: Notes from a 100 Bushel Challenge Verifier
This year I assisted in verifying plot results for the 100 Bushel Challenge, a program encouraging soybean producers to experiment with new production techniques. [...]
Agronomy: Soybean management webinar series coming to ILSoyAdvisor.com
Illinois growers are encouraged to attend a new webinar series from the Illinois Soybean Association. The checkoff-funded program will highlight best management practices in [...]
Agronomy: Storing Soybeans
Farmers rarely store many bushels of soybeans. If they have on-farm storage they want to use it for corn. Besides, there has rarely been [...]
Diagnostics: Analyzing Yield Data – Using the Technology to Learn More (Part II)
Watching a yield monitor and collecting yield data is easy and it’s easier than ever to transfer it to a computer and through a [...]
Agronomics: New Calculator Can Help Soybean Farmers with Seed Decisions
How much does growing IP soybeans really cost? ST. LOUIS (September 30, 2014) - Facing lower soybean cash prices this year, farmers are looking [...]
Agronomics: Matching Variety to Soil Type
Soybean varieties perform best when placed in the right environment and soil that they are best adapted to. Seed companies talk about variety placement [...]
Agronomics: Yield Challenge Update: Checking in with Dan Arkels during Harvest
We’re following soybean farmer and repeat Yield Challenge participant Dan Arkels as he works toward winning the 100 Bushel Challenge. When we last checked [...]
Agronomy: Harvesting Soybeans – Combining Basics, Sources of Harvest Loss
Combining soybeans is about harvesting soybeans at optimal moisture to capture the most bushels while reducing harvesting losses. It is also about making sure [...]
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