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 [...]
Agronomy: Five Things We Learned in 2015
Now that harvest 2015 has started, let’s look at some of the things we have learned during this growing season. 1. Variety selection is [...]
Ultra-late Planted Soybeans
There have been many acres of soybeans planted after July 15th, with a lesser amount planted even later, after August 1st. The question being [...]
Seed Enhancement Compatibility
Many of you are being bombarded with information about the “latest” seed enhancement to increase yield in soybeans. I agree this is an excellent [...]
End of July Thoughts About the 2015 Bean Crop
As I type this, it has just finished raining again. As I look at my weather station statistics here in my office I see [...]
Agronomy: Want to grow profitable soybeans? Come to the ILSoyAdvisor Field Days
Growing more profitable soybeans requires a good start and dedicated management throughout the season. What are the right practices and technologies, and how can [...]
Attend Soybean Field Day and Learn about Tips to Better Emergence
In just a few weeks we’ll be gathering in Benton to participate in the ILSoyAdvisor Field day. I want to invite you to attend [...]
How to handle unplanted soybean seed
Will it ever stop raining? We got 11.5 inches in one week in east central Illinois. I have been getting a lot of questions [...]
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