Consider Livestock Feed Value When Selecting Soybean Varieties
On a recent Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) trade mission I sat down with a soybean buyer in Bangkok, Thailand, anticipating a friendly and productive [...]
Stink Bugs
This article was originally published on the Soybean Research & Information Network, a checkoff funded website. In southern states, stink bugs collectively are the [...]
Is Your Soybean Crop Thirsty?
Rain. Depending on the season and whether you do not have enough of it or perhaps too much, rain can lead to disappointing failure [...]
Sunlight and Soybeans
July is an interesting month for soybean growers. The crop has been planted and most of the post-emergence herbicide applications have been completed. With [...]
Bean Leaf Beetle – Scouting and Management
This article was originally published on the Soybean Research & Information Network, a checkoff funded website. The bean leaf beetle (BLB) (Cerotoma trifurcata) is [...]
Climate Risk and Adaptations
Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership (ISAP) is hosting a risk management webinar series this summer. Recaps of the presentations and a link to the full [...]
Accrual vs Cash: What’s the Difference?
How often have you received your tax return back with a Schedule F for your farm operation that doesn’t reflect anything close to what [...]
Negotiating Nutrient Needs – Soybean Nodulation
Nitrogen nutrient requirements for soybeans are much less than they are for corn (total volume/acre). Why is that? Soybeans require every essential nutrient that [...]
Balancing Beneficial Insects in Soybeans
Insects are everywhere. For every man, woman and child on the face of the earth there are 200 million insects. In honor of National [...]
Stem Canker Management
This article was originally published on the Soybean Research & Information Network, a checkoff funded website. Stem Canker is a disease of soybean in [...]