Soybean Pathology 101 Series: The Disease Triangle
As the 2023 planting season gears up, Soy Envoy Leo Rocha shares some basic plant pathology concepts in order to bring you soybean disease management insights.
New Crop Insurance Dates Offer Earlier Soybean Planting Opportunities & 3 Tips for Successful Early Planting
Soy Envoy Kris Ehler provides insight into the new crop insurance dates and shares how to be successful when planting soybeans early.
Karen Corrigan’s Top 7 “Go To” Agronomy Resources
Soy Envoy Karen Corrigan shares her top agronomic resources to use out in the fields this growing season.
“Thinking Agronomy” – Be Thinkers Before People of Action
Kelly Robertson reflects on a class he took a few years back in which the instructor encouraged them to be "thinkers" first and then be “people of action” and introduced the "Possible/Plausible/Probable" concept.
Grow More With IL Sustainable Ag Partnership
The Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership (ISAP) is excited to invite you to an interactive, 2-part training on sustainable agriculture and conservation outreach strategies that will help you better understand how decision-making and behavior-change science influence conservation practice adoption.
Do Cover Crops Impact Soybean Cyst Nematode?
While there has been significant interest in increasing the use of cover crops, there is evidence that specific species can impact SCN prior to and leading into the soybean production year.
“Match Made In Heaven” Survey Asks Farmers About Livestock + Crops
A regional project “Match Made In Heaven: Livestock + Crops'' is surveying farmers in six states to learn about a growing movement to reintegrate crop and livestock systems in the cornbelt.
Sufficient Level of Available Nutrients (SLAN) versus Build Maintain Fertility Programs
It can be argued that SLAN and Build/Maintain can be similar in some ways, both making an application of fertilizer to keep soil test levels where they are and feed the crop to be grown. However, SLAN is geared more towards achieving a fertility level where maximum yield can be obtained in that year where Build/Maintain is trying to keep the soil test levels from dropping.
ISA Soy Envoys Selected For 2023 Growing Season
The Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) has named its ILSoyAdvisor Soy Envoy class for the 2023 growing season.
Student Researcher Competition: A “Touchdown” Event
The Illinois Soybean Association is proud to support student researchers around the state who are contributing to advancing soybean research while obtaining education and experience essential to the future of the agriculture industry.
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