What’s Up with My Soybeans, Doc?
The 2019 planting season has certainly been one of the most challenging in recent memory. Cool, wet conditions have delayed planting in most parts [...]
Biological Use in Soybean Production
Biological products for soybeans are offered to growers from seed treatment, soil application and post applications all the way through to the reproductive stages. [...]
WEBINAR: Emerging and Reemerging Diseases in Soybeans
We know that tractors are beginning to role and April is not an ideal time for a webinar. That's why for the first time, [...]
Phytophthora Management in 2019
A question I am often asked is: How should I select soybean varieties when looking at my farm’s history of Phytophthora root and stem [...]
Seed Treatments in Continuous Soybean Production: Key Diseases to Consider
As plans begin to take shape for the 2019 growing season, it is important to consider how various cropping rotations might affect a grower’s [...]
The Economics of Fertilizer Application
By Gary Schnitkey and Dan Davidson Today there are two certainties – corn and soybean prices are depressed and corn and soybeans both will [...]
Sampling SCN Population in the Fall
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is considered the No. 1 pest threat to soybeans and robs more bushels than any other threat. And unfortunately, many [...]
Green is for Go – Except for Soybean Stems
As harvest approaches, it’s time once again to discuss green stems in soybeans. Green Stem Syndrome (GSS) has been with us for quite some [...]
Soybeans, White Mold and SDS – Oh My!
It’s early August in Northern Illinois and it’s time to start wrapping up the 2018 soybean crop. Granted, August rains can add some yield, [...]
Fungicide-Herbicide Compatibility
Fungicide applications can be viewed as a “free trip” for some herbicides, but make sure you are spraying on-label. If not, it could be [...]
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