Early Season Foliar Feeding of Soybeans
The use of foliar fertilizers has been steadily increasing in recent years. I believe this is due to the drive to reach higher yields [...]
Corn vs. Soybeans: Which Benefits From Early Planting The Most
Most growers have been pushing the planting envelope earlier and earlier, of course weather permitting. However which crop, corn or soybeans, benefits more from [...]
Spring Soil Sampling
Soil sampling has traditionally been done in the fall, after crops are harvested. The objective is to know how much fertility the soil already [...]
Delayed Planting and Soybean Weed Control
Every year growers battle weeds in soybeans. We spend most of the winter making crop plans, including weed control, then Mother Nature decides to [...]
Planting Delayed? Here Are Your Prevent Plant Options
This article is written by Sara Schafer, editor of Top Producer magazine, and was originally posted on AgWeb.com. As we near the middle of [...]
Impact of Delayed Planting on Soybeans
As rain and cool conditions have delayed planting for many growers across Illinois and the Midwest, I’ve been having more than a few conversations [...]
Soil Compaction: The “Gift” That Keeps on Giving
This article originially appeared on the Corny News Network. Soils in Indiana have been too wet for field work almost since last fall. What [...]
Preparing Seedbeds for Soybeans
For much of the state of Illinois, planting has been delayed due to seemingly perpetual rain and wet conditions. Hopefully there will be a [...]
Buffer Requirements for Soybean Traits
Growers have more herbicide options than ever to fight the battle against resistant weeds in their soybean fields. With all the choices on the [...]
Should I change to an Earlier Maturity Corn Hybrid?
Every soybean producer in Illinois is also a corn producer. And one of the commonalities about farming in Illinois is that sometimes it will [...]
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