Plant and Soil Health: Micro and Secondary Nutrients on Soybeans: What’s the story?
Recently, I read an article published by a well-respected group of academic researchers on the effects of micronutrients applied to soybeans. Their results showed [...]
Agronomy: Getting The Most Out of Your Acres
Another alternative to planting corn is double cropping soybeans after wheat. Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, once said “Your time is limited so [...]
Plant and Soil Health: Consider Applying Boron on Soybeans
Soybean yield is related to pod and seed set per acre. And soybeans have a whole lot of growing points leading to branching and [...]
Agronomy: Continuous Beans: Are soybeans after soybeans profitable?
Recent analysis suggests that soybeans have been more profitable than corn in Illinois from 2013 to 2015, and there is a reasonable chance that [...]
Agronomy: Surprising Strength in Soybean Prices
The U.S and world soybean situation continues to be one of surplus. The USDA's WASDE report of March 9 projected 2015-16 marketing year ending stocks of [...]
Agronomy: Risks of Saving and Replanting Roundup Ready® Soybean Seed from Harvest
Recently, with the expiration of the U.S. patent of the original Roundup Ready soybean trait (RR1) in 2014 and the third party patent in [...]
Agronomy: Spring Wheat Management – Time to Pay Attention
As we approach Easter here at the end of March the wheat crop across southern Illinois looks very good on the whole. Planting right [...]
Agronomy: Applying a Starter is Doable
I got an email from a grower in northern Illinois this past Christmas. He was concerned that if he applied an in-furrow starter in [...]
Agronomy: Illinois Council on Best Management Practices – Spring Newsletter
WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO TEST YOUR SOIL? Most farmers test their soil in the fall, right after harvest. Learn why the best [...]
Agronomy: Checkoff Funds Help Replace Peoria Co. Bridge
Illinois data from the 2015 National Bridge Inventory finds that more than 2,200 bridges are structurally deficient and nearly another 2,000 are functionally obsolete. [...]
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