Disease Management: White Mold: How to Prepare for Wars on Spores
Strong soybean disease management, including timely scouting when flowers first appear (R1), will be critical for soybean farmers this growing season as they grapple [...]
Agronomy: Palmer amaranth could affect Illinois soybean yield
URBANA, Ill. – Although agricultural weed Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) primarily impacts southern U.S. states, new research shows it could soon spread further north [...]
Disease Management: The Challenge of Managing SCN
Most of you already know that the soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the most damaging pathogen to soybeans. There are currently two widely recommended [...]
Weed Management: Dealing With Waterhemp Resistance
During the last two years waterhemp has exploded in soybean fields. Are they herbicide-resistant? Were they too tall to be controlled by a post [...]
PROFITABILITY MATTERS: Watch These Weeds
Herbicide resistance is already a common issue in southern Illinois, one which presses northward each year. Without careful management, it’s only a matter time [...]
PROFITABILITY MATTERS: There’s a Bug in my Bean Field
Farmers may be optimistic that certain insects didn’t survive the winter of 2013 – 2014, but cold weather should never warrant a relaxed attitude [...]
Agronomy: Growing Continuous Beans: Disease Risk
Some growers will decide to plant back to back soybeans because of recent grain market outlooks. Most sources say that if a grower chooses to [...]
Weed Management: Considerations for Weed Management in 2016: Part 3
Multiple or EffectiveThe continuing and expanding challenges imposed on agronomic cropping systems by weed populations resistant to various herbicides has led to renewed interest in [...]
Agronomy: Considerations for Weed Management in 2016: Part 1
One of the founding fathers of the United States is often credited as the source of the phrase “in this world nothing can be certain, [...]
Disease Management: Tools to Manage SCN
It’s time to consider seed treatments as a tool to control Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN). SCN is still the No. 1 pest impacting soybeans in [...]
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