Agronomy: Soybean Best Management Practices
Are you following the best management practices for conservation and nutrient loss reduction? Illinois farmers, the fertilizer industry and government agencies, along with agronomists and [...]
Agronomy: My Take on Increasing Soybean’s Value Proposition
I am pleased to have this opportunity to post an editorial on ISA’s ILSoyAdvisor management website. Soybeans are a unique crop whose end product is [...]
Plant and Soil Health: Are we getting enough sulfur?
While visiting my customers in Southwest Illinois over the last few weeks, I have noticed pronounced yellow-green areas in the wheat fields. You’re now thinking, [...]
Agronomy: Soybean response to foliar fertilizer and fungicide
There is concern among soybean producers that micronutrient deficiencies and foliar diseases are causing yield reductions in Michigan. As such, there is a tendency among [...]
Agronomy: Webinar: IFCA Video – Phosphorus Runoff Study
The Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association's Annual Convention took place from January 19-21 in Peoria. The IL CCA and NREC session featured the presentation Phosphorus Runoff from Surface and Subsurface [...]
Agronomy: Webinar: IFCA Video – Testing the IL Nutrient Reduction Strategy
The Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association's Annual Convention took place from January 19-21 in Peoria. The IL CCA and NREC session featured the presentation Testing the IL Nutrient Reduction Strategy [...]
Agronomy: Webinar: IFCA Video – Nitrogen and Rain in 2015: Did the corn use it or lose it?
The Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association's Annual Convention took place from January 19-21 in Peoria. The IL CCA and NREC session featured the presentation Nitrogen and Rain in 2015: Did [...]
Agronomy: PODCAST: Soybean Fertility Needs
Terry Wyciskalla, Soy CCA Envoy from Southwest Illinois, discusses how the soil fertility needs differ between soybeans and corn. Soybeans require higher potassium levels [...]
Agronomy: Webinar: IFCA Video – 4R Nutrient Management
The Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association's Annual Convention took place from January 19-21 in Peoria. The IL CCA and NREC session featured the presentation [...]
Plant and Soil Health: WEBINAR: Boron Nutrition for Soybeans
Boron is an essential micronutrient that is critical for soybean plants to thrive. It is required for cell wall and xylem formation, cell elongation, [...]