Soil Health – A Renewal
Today we read articles and hear talks about the importance of soil health and learning to pay more attention to it, and adopting practices that [...]
Agronomy: To replant or not replant, that is the question.
As I sit here in my office I can hear the patter of raindrops outside the window. It is late May and we are still [...]
Disease Management: Soybean Cyst Nematode Threat Calls for New Management Options
Published in the June 2015 edition of No-Till Farmer…www.no-tillfarmer.com No-tillers may already have this parasitic soybean pest, but rotating crops, using resistant varieties and adding [...]
Agronomy: Soybean Best Management Practices
Are you following the best management practices for conservation and nutrient loss reduction? Illinois farmers, the fertilizer industry and government agencies, along with agronomists and [...]
Agronomy: Considerations for Double Cropping
I was reminded today that wheat harvest is not far away. No, it wasn’t seeing a combine sitting out by a shed. It wasn’t even [...]
Agronomy: Rolling Beans
Rolling soybeans is probably not a common practice in Illinois with the deep prairie soils and relatively level terrain. But it has its benefits and [...]
Disease Management: I Hope You Don’t Smell Soybean Root Rot in Your Field
Recently, I was asked by a colleague which disease pathogens I find most often in early emerging soybeans. To start, I am happy to report [...]
Agronomy: Rethinking Planting Depth
What depth are you planting at and should you be planting deeper? For a long time now the recommended soybean planting depth was 1 to [...]
Using drone-based imagery to manage soybeans
Can we use drones to better manage our soybean crop? We think so and intend to set out to validate it through a case study [...]
Agronomy: Planting Status Across Illinois
The USDA’s May 15 Crop Progress Report states that 36% of U.S. soybeans have been planted as of May 15. In Illinois only 29% [...]
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