Can Following the MRTN Approach Reduce Tile Nitrate Loss in Conventional and Cover Cropping Systems?
This project aims to better understand how strategic nutrient management can impact soybean yield across northern and central Illinois. It will evaluate different nutrient strategies under no-till, strip-till, 15” rows, 30” rows, with cover crops, and without cover crops.
Free Soybean Cyst Nematode Testing for Illinois Farmers
Offer free SCN soil sampling to help farmers determine presence, population levels, and response to available soybean resistance sources.
Measuring How Insect Pests Impact Yields and the Value of Pest Control Products
Understanding which insect pests affect soybean yields and how often pest control products deliver a profitable return in Illinois fields.
Which Stem Diseases and Insects Should I Be Concerned About in My Soybean Fields?
Continuing work already underway across Illinois’ soybean fields, this project aims to identify new and emerging stem diseases and insect pests that negatively impact soybean production and yield.
Which Cover Crops Can Help Suppress Populations of SCN?
This project is using five established cover crop fields throughout Illinois to determine how different types of cover crops affect soybean cyst nematode (SCN) populations.
Enhancing the Profitability of Wheat-Soybean Double Cropping
Characterizing and developing new high-yielding winter wheat varieties with early maturity – an important trait that enables earlier planting of double-crop soybeans to maximize yield potential.
Which Preemergence Herbicides Are More Likely To Cause Crop Injury When Soybeans Are Planted Early?
While interest in planting soybeans earlier continues to increase, concerns around preemergence (PRE) herbicide injury to emerging seedlings continue to linger.
What Are Some New SOYLEIC™ Varieties That Are High Yielding and Allow Me To Take Advantage of This Value-Added Market Opportunity?
To help Illinois soybean farmers capitalize on market opportunities for high oleic, low linolenic (HOLL) soybean oil, this project continues the breeding efforts to select and license varieties that combine competitive yields with the value-added SOYLEIC™ trait.
An Economic Evaluation of the Impacts of Site-Specific Management for Increasing Soybean Production in Southern Illinois
To help close the soybean yield gap between average and record yields, this project will break down management practices based on the specific needs of different areas within a field
Which Soybean Varieties Have Higher Protein and Oil Content so I Can Capitalize on Premium Pricing?
In addition to using the SCIO CNST NIR technology on the combine to determine the protein and oil content of each tested variety, soil samples will be collected at harvest to assess population levels of soybean cyst nematode (SCN).
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