What the Growing Careers in Agriculture Mentorship Program Taught a Biology Major
Jill Graner reflects on her time in ISA’s mentorship program and how it revealed just how wide‑reaching agriculture really is.
Weather Whiplash! Crop Update with IL Soy Envoys
IL Soy Envoys share regional updates on weather challenges, soil conditions, crusting, replanting and other agronomy issues.
Redefining My Career at 31: Why Agriculture is Still My Top Choice!
After a life‑changing farm accident, Oliver Kragelund shares how he rebuilt his career path in agriculture and benefited from ISA’s mentorship program along the way.
ISA’s Impact, Importance and Inspiration
Cap Warren reflects on how ISA’s mentorship program strengthened his path toward becoming a first‑generation row‑crop and cattle farmer.
El Niño & Dust Storms
Matt Reardon explains how El Niño’s quick rise and Illinois’ weather swing from dust storms to downpours are setting up a very different summer ahead.
Planting Green into Cover Crops? Learn Which Soil Residual Herbicides Can Make it to the Ground!
Rodrigo Werle breaks down preliminary findings on how well soil‑residual herbicides perform when planting green into heavy cover‑crop biomass.
Replant or Ride It Out? Early-Season Soybean Decisions
Dr. Rachel Vann and Stephanie Porter share early‑season soybean recommendations, from planting‑time choices to replant decisions shaped by shifting spring weather.
Beyond Critical Levels: Probability-Based Soil Test Calibrations
In this webinar, Dr. John Jones will present the latest P & K soil test calibration updates, focusing on agronomic and economic risk for Illinois and Midwest growers.
The “Soy” What of Later-Planted Soybeans
IL Soy Envoy Jamie Horton explains how later‑planted soybeans can still push big yields with the right management strategies.
Controlling the Controllables: Pre-Planting Decisions That Drive Soybean Yield
IL Soy Envoy Scott Krone shares research backed data on how planting date, genetics and maturity group selection can have a greater impact on soybean yield than stand density alone.

