Agronomy: Soil Sampling
Hopefully there are no soybeans still in the field at this point in Illinois. Even the double crop soybeans should be out by now. So [...]
Agronomy: Profitability Matters: Staying Ahead of the Curve in 2016 Finances
According to the USDA Economic Research Service, U.S. net farm income is set to decline by 36 percent in 2015, and commodity prices are not [...]
Agronomy: Considerations for Weed Management in 2016: Part 1
One of the founding fathers of the United States is often credited as the source of the phrase “in this world nothing can be certain, [...]
Agronomy: Updates on the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy with IFCA
ISA hosted its first regional ILSoyAdvisor Field Days this year. From August4 – 6, we brought soybean experts to fields around the state to share [...]
Agronomy: The Road Back to Conventional
Saving a potential $60 per acre requires impeccable management In the vast sea of southeast Arkansas soybean fields, Jason Smith’s Desha County acreage is an [...]
Agronomy: Profitability Matters: Cutting $100 per Acre in Soybeans
2015 delivered a tough growing season for many Illinois farmers, and lower soybean prices to follow. For incomes to increase in 2016, either commodity [...]
Disease Management: Tools to Manage SCN
It’s time to consider seed treatments as a tool to control Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN). SCN is still the No. 1 pest impacting soybeans in [...]
Agronomy: Understanding Foliar Nutritionals
Finally, harvest 2015 is about over. During this past season we have discussed what worked, what didn’t, what we need to look at next year [...]
Disease Management: Soil Testing and Liming
Soybean harvest is over and corn harvest is almost complete. It really has been a great fall for harvesting crops – warm and dry. Crops [...]
Agronomy: “Old Weeds” are the New Problem
As soybean harvest progressed this fall many farmers noted and commented on the job their herbicide program did on waterhemp. This year it was [...]
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