Sowing the Seeds in Water Management
Perhaps farmers have been facing their most challenging decade ever. Water management has been an important issue that is discussed globally. The critical nature [...]
Soil Erosion
Illinois soils are some of the most fertile and desirable soils in the world. Soils—comprised of minerals and organic matter—are heavily influenced by climate [...]
How To Evaluate Your Treatment Plan
In modern soybean production there are a lot of products and a lot of research being done to help improve growers’ yields and profitability. [...]
What’s Your Fall Fertilizer Plan?
Harvest is moving right along, and some fall fertilizers have already been put on or are going to be applied as harvest ends. Usually [...]
Calculate Crop Removal Nutrient Rates
With harvest almost upon us, its time to start evaluating crop nutrient removal rates in preparation for the 2021 crop. There are a lot [...]
Enhancing Soil Health to Improve Nutrient Management
Regardless of your operation’s soil health system, nutrient management is impacted by it in one way or another. There’s no debate that improving crop [...]
Soil Biology: Shaping the Future of Your Farm
In recent years, regenerative agriculture has been all the buzz. While the concept is not new, awareness of enhanced soil biology is more prevalent [...]
Potassium’s Critical Role in Soybean Production
Potassium is critical in determining soybean yields as it supports protein synthesis, turgor potential and stomatal function, and increases enzyme activation. Potassium deficiency starts [...]
Is It Time to Build Nutrient Plans for 2021?
Most soybean fields in Illinois are finally at a point where there is not much more a producer can do to protect top end [...]
Aggregates are Essential for Healthy Soil
Have you ever picked up a handful of soil and watched it break apart into tiny pieces? If so, you were looking at aggregates—groups [...]
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