Tracking Pod Count to Build Higher Yields
Strive to understand how soybeans produce pods and track pod count per plant as a tool to build more yield. We are into July, [...]
Diagnostics: Three reminders as soybeans enter reproductive growth stage
As we enter the soybean reproductive growth phase there are a few things to keep in mind. The first is that soybeans will produce [...]
2014 Farm Bill
While you’re fueling and feeding the world, we’re making sure your voice is heard at all levels. The 2014 Farm Bill is an important [...]
Agronomy: How Many Acres of Soybeans are Needed?
This article originally appeared in University of Illinois’ ACES College Agriculture News and has been reposted with permission. URBANA, Ill. – The USDA’s survey of U.S. [...]
Insects: Spring Soil Sampling for Soybean Cyst Nematodes
This article originally appeared in University of Missouri’s Integrated Pest & Crop Management Newsletter and has been reposted with permission. Information on where to submit Missouri [...]
Insects: Inoculate or Not?
Inoculate or Not? How do I sort out whether to inoculate my soybean seed? Today when you decide to treat your soybean seed you [...]
Diagnostics: New Information Regarding Soybean Planting Depth
This article originally appeared on Michigan State University’s Extension News and has been reposted with permission. Achieving the correct planting depth is more critical for soybean [...]
Diagnostics: Why Planting Soybeans Early Improves Yield Potential
This article, from University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s CropWatch, references Nebraska data yet is relevant to the spring season we’ve been experiencing in Illinois and applicable to [...]
Diagnostics: Is it Time to Consider Using Starters in Soybeans to Bump Yield?
Are farmers missing the boat when it comes to soybeans by not applying a starter in furrow? Soybeans remove significant amounts of phosphorus (P) [...]
Diagnostics: Soybean Seed Treatments: Now the Norm?
Treating corn seed has long been tradition, but not treating soybeans. Corn seed has been treated with a fungicide for decades because hybrid seed [...]
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