Understanding Seedling Diseases & Seed Treatments, Recap of Summit Breakout
During the first session of the 2021 Soybean Summit on February 10, I had the opportunity to learn from Dr. Kleczewski’s presentation, “Seedling Disease [...]
Online Pesticide Applicator Certification May Not Be As Hard As It Sounds
The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) has had to adjust their pesticide applicator and operator training and exam process this year due to the [...]
WEBINAR: The SOY FACTORY – Managing the System for Maximum Output
1 CEU in Crop Management
All In On AgTech
It's 2021 and technology continues to surge. Ensuring we have an up-to-date understanding of how technology continually impacts our work and lives can be [...]
University of Illinois Applied Research Results Now Available
University of Illinois researchers publish an annual report of applied research conducted on insect and disease management in soybean and corn. The 2020 report [...]
Will Bean Leaf Beetle populations in 2021 be a Bigger Issue?
In late August of 2020 I started to see a disturbing trend. Bean Leaf Beetle (BLB) populations were well above previous years. In East [...]
Soybean Seed Sizes for 2021 Planting Season
What looked to be an extremely good soybean year for growers in 2020, ended up being average to slightly above average. Last year was [...]
Get Covered with Available Farm Programs in 2021
Illinois soybean and wheat farmers have plenty of programs at their disposal to protect and grow 2021 crop production. The best approach is to [...]
What You Need to Know About Hiring Workers: Tax Deposits and Reporting
Introduction So far in this blog series we’ve discussed setting your business up for payroll, calculating a paycheck, the difference between pre- and post-tax [...]
What You Need to Know About Hiring Workers: Calculating Withholdings
Introduction So far in our payroll series, we have discussed how to prepare your business for payroll, how to calculate a paycheck, what the [...]
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