Water, Water Everywhere – And Not a Drop to Drink
A corridor of the Midwest stretching from Nebraska through Iowa and into Northern Illinois has been receiving almost continuous rainfall for an extended period [...]
New Insights into Nitrogen Fixation
Nitrogen is a key ingredient in soybean production, how does it help the plant. As a legume, Bradyrhizobium bacteria infect a root of a [...]
Dust – A Soy-Based Talc, Graphite Replacement
If you plant corn or soybeans you are either adding talc, graphite or Fluency Agent Advanced from Bayer Crop Science, as a lubricant. Talc [...]
Got Hungry Soybeans?
With all the talk about how big soybean yields are getting, agronomists and growers still may wonder if those high yields could be masking [...]
WEBINAR: Nitrogen Management Systems in Tile Drained Fields: Optimizing Yields and Minimizing Losses
Lowell Gentry will demonstrate annual nutrient losses from tile drained agricultural watersheds in east central Illinois and will focus on a replicated tile drainage [...]
WEBINAR: Nitrogen Management Systems in Tile Drained Fields: Optimizing Yields and Minimizing Losses
Lowell Gentry will demonstrate annual nutrient losses from tile drained agricultural watersheds in east central Illinois and will focus on a replicated tile drainage [...]
WEBINAR: Soil Organic Matter-A Fulcrum With Many Forms And Functions
Joel Gruver from Western Illinois University explains how soil organic matter helps improve soil productivity and health as part of the ILSoyAdvisor webinar series. [...]
The Nitrogen Question
The research and debate on applying supplemental nitrogen (N) on soybeans continues. The ILSoyAdvisor has posted its share of articles on the topic and [...]
Harness the Soil to Feed Your Crop
Applying fertilizer is the conventional practice in production agriculture. Growers are using combinations of natural nutrient cycling (soil biology, microbial interactions) and synthetic/chemical fertilizers [...]
Soybean Nodules and Nitrogen Demand
Are your soybean plants nodulating and fixing nitrogen or do you just assume they are? Nitrogen is 1 of 17 essential elements that all [...]
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