Red Crown Rot is rapidly spreading across the Midwest, and experts say cutting-edge seed treatments, precision detection tools, and future genetic breakthroughs could be key to protecting soybean yields from this emerging threat.
Heavy rains can leave more than puddles behind. Now's the time to scout for Phytophthora before hidden yield losses take hold.
Record rains, flooded fields, fading crop ratings: What Illinois corn can teach us about resilience in 2026.
Planting green this season? Your cover crop could be stealing the effectiveness of your residual herbicides. Learn which products wash through residue best and how a simple timing change could improve weed control.
The June Illinois Soybean Growers webinar, with special guest Jared Chester with Beck's PFR, emphasized that sulfur is becoming an increasingly important - but highly field-specific - nutrient for corn and soybean production. Watch the webinar recording now!
Weeds are a major problem in row crop fields, but they are hardly ever the only problem. Another hassle for farmers are whitetail deer – four-legged soybean-eating machines.
Rachel Vann shares about new research across 46 sites that shows that applying foliar fertilizers to soybeans without visible nutrient deficiencies rarely improves yield or quality, so prophylactic use generally does not pay.
Despite cool, uneven spring weather and patchy drought conditions, Illinois’ 2026 corn and soybean crops were planted on schedule with generally average early conditions, and improving warmth and rainfall in June are expected to support continued growth and reduce drought stress.
Illinois Field & Bean asked seasoned Illinois producers what advice they would give beginning farmers today. That advice varied from financial, to scalability, to technology, to relationships. Meet the farmers and learn their Top 10 Tips.
Emerging research sheds light on soybean insecticide ROI in Illinois fields.
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