8 Key Soybean Diseases (and 1 Worm) To Watch Out For (and What To Do About Them)
According to the Crop Protection Network, soybean producers in Illinois lose just under half a billion dollars annually to diseases. This equates to an [...]
What is IPM?
In modern production agriculture, it’s important that we look at the big picture of how to manage yield-robbing pests. It’s human nature to gravitate [...]
Which Nutrient Does Your Soybean Crop Crave?
What is the most important nutrient for a soybean crop? Depending on who you ask, potassium, nitrogen or manganese might be the answers you [...]
How Does Weather Outlook Impact Management Decisions?
As Dr. Below from the University of Illinois has proven to us time and time again, weather has a significant impact on the quality [...]
Considerations When Selecting From 3 Different Soybean Herbicide Trait Platforms
As we move closer to the 2020 growing season, one key decision that Illinois growers are making is which soybean herbicide trait platform to [...]
Budgeting: What, Why and How?
By Jessie Shoopman and Emily Carls What? What is budgeting? More specifically, what is budgeting for business management? Budgeting can be defined as the [...]
Calculating Your Breakeven
By Emily Carls and Jessie Shoopman The two most common topics of producers are weather and prices. Both are vital to the success of [...]
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Quantifying the Economic Benefits of On-Farm Digital Technologies
This article was originally published on the farmdoc Daily website by Micah Pope and Steve Sonka. Precision agriculture has become mainstream in commercial agriculture [...]
AMP Up On-farm Business Decisions for Long-Term Profitability
When I’m successful both in and out of the field, my business thrives. While improving on-farm practices helps me achieve high yield acres, that’s [...]
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