Soybean Selection 101
With seed orders going in, Stephanie Porter, CCA, explains how the right soybean variety choices can protect yield and profitability.
Standability Will Be Huge This Year With Harvest Approaching
Cooler weather is helping crops finish, but disease pressure and standability concerns make harvest scouting critical—listen to the latest Field Advisor podcast episode.
Fall Arrives Early Across Midwest
Matt Reardon’s latest weather outlook notes that cooler nights bring an early taste of fall, easing heat stress but reducing much-needed rainfall for crops.
Cracking the Code: Why Drones Work in Fungicide Applications
Drones are proving to be a reliable tool for fungicide applications—Matt Montgomery digs into how coverage, canopy movement, and spray quality make it work.
Cover Crop Field Day Highlights Research and On-Farm Management
Darby Danzl provides a recap of the IL Cover Crop Field Day, highlighting research trials on cover crop management, SCN interactions, and strategies to address common challenges.
Cover Crops: Another Mode of Action
IL Soy Envoy Torey Colburn shares a Northern Illinois crop update on soil moisture, disease management, cover crop aerial seeding, and weed suppression on the Field Advisor Podcast.
Tissue Testing Reveals Soybean Nutrients for Better Management
Illinois researchers are refining soybean tissue testing guidelines to help farmers pinpoint nutrient needs, make timely adjustments, and protect yield potential.
Genetic Modification Hits the ’90s — and American Agriculture — Hard!
IL Soy Envoy Mike Wilson shares his firsthand perspective on how the 1990s transformed farming and set the stage for today’s ag innovations and challenges.
Refining Cover Crop Seeding Rates and Planting Dates Can Boost Farmer Confidence
Research showed that while seeding rate had little impact on biomass, early and mid-planting dates produced more biomass than late planting dates.
Farmers Are Stripping Down—Their Tillage Practices
Darby Danzl recaps the National Strip-Tillage Conference, where farmers discussed using strip-tillage to balance soil conservation, crop performance, and input efficiency.
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