Can You Get a Hold of Your Soybean Mold with a Threshold?
Recently, I was asked, “How do I know if I should have sprayed a fungicide on my soybeans or not?” Below is a checklist [...]
Soy Power: The Protein of Choice
Look in the shopping cart or at the restaurant plate of today’s consumers. You’re likely to find more plant-based, protein-rich foods that promote health [...]
Cover Crops and Soybean Cyst Nematodes (SCN)
Soybean cyst nematodes (SCN) are one of the most detrimental pathogens of soybeans—they are considered the No. 1 yield-robbing pest for United State soybean [...]
Reaching for 100
The Illinois Soybean Association has been sponsoring the Yield Challenge since 2010. The contest allows growers to compete for the highest soybean yield and [...]
Data-Driven Farming can Help Transform the Agriculture Supply Chain
Originally published in the Illinois Field & Bean magazine How can we meet the world’s food needs while respecting the environment? With the population [...]
Soypocalypse 2018: An Envoy Discussion
In July, we have an opportunity to review the first half of the soybean growing season. Soybeans have moved into the reproductive stages and [...]
Help! What happened to my stand of soybeans?
Learn to diagnose field problems when they happen. Any agronomist would tell a farmer to scout each field multiple times a year. That is [...]
Factors Influencing Yield
As with corn plants, soybean plants have very defined reproductive stages. These stages are determined based off the size and development of the seed [...]
The Nitrogen Question
The research and debate on applying supplemental nitrogen (N) on soybeans continues. The ILSoyAdvisor has posted its share of articles on the topic and [...]
Harness the Soil to Feed Your Crop
Applying fertilizer is the conventional practice in production agriculture. Growers are using combinations of natural nutrient cycling (soil biology, microbial interactions) and synthetic/chemical fertilizers [...]
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