Plant and Soil Health: Soybeans and Nitrogen Cycling
Back in May 2015 I posted a blog titled “N on Beans: A Different Perspective.” I suggested that the reason soybeans don’t consistently respond [...]
Plant and Soil Health: Micro and Secondary Nutrients on Soybeans: What’s the story?
Recently, I read an article published by a well-respected group of academic researchers on the effects of micronutrients applied to soybeans. Their results showed [...]
Plant and Soil Health: Consider Applying Boron on Soybeans
Soybean yield is related to pod and seed set per acre. And soybeans have a whole lot of growing points leading to branching and [...]
Plant and Soil Health: WEBINAR: Sulphur’s Role in Soybean Production
Wesley Haun, agronomist with H.J. Baker & Bro., discusses what farmers might see happen to their soybean crop if the plants are deficient in [...]
Plant and Soil Health: Phosphorus: Keeping it for the Crop
Phosphorus (P) is one of the two nutrients to contribute to hypoxia. Nitrogen is the other. New insights into how phosphorus leaches into groundwater [...]
Agronomy: Pay Attention to Sulfur
Sulfur (S) deficiencies are becoming more commonplace due to less deposits from the atmosphere and higher crop yields. I think it is time to [...]
Agronomy: WEBINAR, 4Rs Training: Performance Objectives
Bill Simmons, Ph.D., professor emeritus of soil and water management at the University of Illinois, reviews scenarios related to the 4Rs: right source, right [...]
Agronomy: WEBINAR: 4Rs Training, Fertilizer and Manure Calculations
Bill Simmons, Ph.D., professor emeritus of soil and water management at the University of Illinois, dives into fertilizer and manure calculations to help prepare [...]
Field Day Video – Foliar Feeding with Loveland Products
ISA hosted its first regional ILSoyAdvisor Field Days this past summer. From August 4 – 6, we brought soybean experts to fields around the [...]
PROFITABILITY MATTERS: Tips to Manage Nutrients
Farmers have been bringing food to American tables for generations. But we have a new challenge—there will be 2 billion additional mouths to feed [...]
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