Operation Weed Eradication: Adopting a Zero-Tolerance Approach to Pigweeds
Since the beginning of agriculture, the battle between weeds and farmers has been constant as weeds continue to adapt to management practices in order [...]
What Your Waterhemp Hopes You Don’t Know
The 2021 planting season has begun in many counties across Illinois which means a new year is beginning for fresh thoughts and ideas. The [...]
WEBINAR: Fungicide Applications to Mitigate Soybean Stress
1 CEU in Crop Management
Do Not Lead with the Big Guns
Weed management is more than just selecting a post applied herbicide trait in your soybeans and waiting to spray when weeds emerge. Over the [...]
What to do while we wait for the Elusive ‘Silver Bullet,’ Recap of Summit Breakout
During the Soybean Summit session on February 24, I had the opportunity to learn from Dr. Bernards with the Western Illinois University School of [...]
Insect Management: What did we learn in 2020, Recap of Summit Breakout
During the second session of Soybean Summit on February 17, I had the opportunity to learn from Dr. Nick Seiter, who presented “Insect Management: [...]
Understanding Seedling Diseases & Seed Treatments, Recap of Summit Breakout
During the first session of the 2021 Soybean Summit on February 10, I had the opportunity to learn from Dr. Kleczewski’s presentation, “Seedling Disease [...]
Online Pesticide Applicator Certification May Not Be As Hard As It Sounds
The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) has had to adjust their pesticide applicator and operator training and exam process this year due to the [...]
University of Illinois Applied Research Results Now Available
University of Illinois researchers publish an annual report of applied research conducted on insect and disease management in soybean and corn. The 2020 report [...]
Will Bean Leaf Beetle populations in 2021 be a Bigger Issue?
In late August of 2020 I started to see a disturbing trend. Bean Leaf Beetle (BLB) populations were well above previous years. In East [...]
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