Agronomy: PODCAST: Using Sorghum for Weed Control
Planting sorghum can add another control option for managing tough weeds. In this podcast Dan Davidson, research and technical coordinator with ISA, explains why [...]
Disease: Managing Soybean White Mold Beyond Variety Selection
Following the 2014 growing season, many soybean growers found themselves asking how to better manage white mold. One thing that needs to be addressed [...]
Weeds: Soil-Applied Residual Herbicide Options for Soybeans
There are many good reasons to use a soil-applied residual herbicide for soybeans. Producers may want to: Get early-season control of weeds and grasses [...]
Disease: WEBINAR: Managing SDS with Proven Strategies and New Tools
Watching out for disease is critical to keeping soybean stress low and to ensuring maximum yields. One of the biggest production constraints in 2014 [...]
Disease: ILeVO – Another Solution to SDS
Sudden death syndrome (SDS) has come into its own as a major disease in Illinois and across the Corn Belt. Its occurrence is usually [...]
Plant & Soil Health: Sorghum: Another Weed Control Tool
Pigweed species have become problem weeds for farmers today. Years ago it seemed all growers had to contend with was redroot pigweed, but today [...]
Weeds: Problem Weeds
Weed control in soybeans can be a challenge today. Growers are dealing with a number of weeds that are resistant to some herbicide families [...]
Weeds: Managing Waterhemp
Waterhemp will continue to be a top weed challenge for many Illinois growers in 2015, according to Mark Bernards, assistant professor of agronomy, crop [...]
Plant & Soil Health: Using Inoculants in a Corn-Soybean Rotation
Although the air is 79 percent di-nitrogen (N2), soybean plants without Bradyrhizobium japonicum are unable to utilize this nitrogen source. The soybean plant provides nutrients (carbohydrates [...]
Disease: Resistance Problems Not Limited to Weeds and Insects
It is easy to see when weeds or insects develop resistance to a herbicide or insecticide. The weeds or insects are easy to spot [...]
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