New Crop Insurance Dates Offer Earlier Soybean Planting Opportunities & 3 Tips for Successful Early Planting
Soy Envoy Kris Ehler provides insight into the new crop insurance dates and shares how to be successful when planting soybeans early.
Karen Corrigan’s Top 7 “Go To” Agronomy Resources
Soy Envoy Karen Corrigan shares her top agronomic resources to use out in the fields this growing season.
“Thinking Agronomy” – Be Thinkers Before People of Action
Kelly Robertson reflects on a class he took a few years back in which the instructor encouraged them to be "thinkers" first and then be “people of action” and introduced the "Possible/Plausible/Probable" concept.
Learn. Unlearn. Relearn.
Brad Zimmerman shares stories from his life that have been learning experiences for him and what he thought he knew, but turned out to be false or less correct.
Conservation and Carbon Funding for Farmers
This session will discuss the political, economic, and business factors driving the current conservation and carbon market movement.
A Synopsis of Ten Years of NREC Funded Research from the U of I – Industry Partnership
Dan Schaefer provides data and findings from Illinois Nutrient Research & Education Council funded research from the University of Illinois Industry Partnership.
Do Cover Crops Impact Soybean Cyst Nematode?
While there has been significant interest in increasing the use of cover crops, there is evidence that specific species can impact SCN prior to and leading into the soybean production year.
Sufficient Level of Available Nutrients (SLAN) versus Build Maintain Fertility Programs
It can be argued that SLAN and Build/Maintain can be similar in some ways, both making an application of fertilizer to keep soil test levels where they are and feed the crop to be grown. However, SLAN is geared more towards achieving a fertility level where maximum yield can be obtained in that year where Build/Maintain is trying to keep the soil test levels from dropping.
ISA Soy Envoys Selected For 2023 Growing Season
The Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) has named its ILSoyAdvisor Soy Envoy class for the 2023 growing season.
Comprehensive Evaluation of Phosphorus Best Management Practices
Updating recommendations on the 4Rs of phosphorus fertilization for soybean production
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