Terminating Covers Completely
Each year, more and more farmers are adopting the practice of planting cereal rye ahead of soybeans as a cover crop. And each year [...]
Full Rate Herbicides Prevent Resistant Marestail
Marestail, one of the first glyphosate-resistant weeds identified in row crops, is still among the top driver-weeds that can significantly impact your soybean crop [...]
Slug Management in Illinois Field Crops
Article originally posted on the Bulletin. Slugs can be a difficult pest to manage when conditions are favorable for them, which has been the [...]
The Soybean Seeding Rate Conundrum
In a bean-pod… Use a soybean seed treatment Plant less than 140,000 seeds in white mold areas Target a final stand of 100,000+ plants [...]
What You Should Know About Your Soybean Row
Article originally posted on the Burrus Buzz. Recently, both agronomists and growers have been circling around the question of soybean row width and during [...]
Planting Date – Stay the Course
This spring, plant some soybeans early and wait for “perfect” soil conditions for corn. April continues to be cold and wet, straining last fall [...]
Your Beans are Planted – Now What?
Beans are planted. What steps can you take today to make sure they thrive? Getting the crop in the ground checks items off my [...]
Naked or Not? Considerations for 2018 Soybean Seed Quality
As field activity ramps up for 2018, pay attention to soybean seed quality. Several factors soybeans experienced last fall resulted in delicate seed beans [...]
Plant Clean, Grow Clean, Harvest Clean & Repeat
Managing weed populations is about planning and repetition. It’s hard to believe that we are approaching the threshold of planting 2018. Many soybean producers [...]
The Early Bird Plants Smartly
When planting soybeans, we ought to ask ourselves this question, “Is it all about calendar date to ensure that we take the best steps [...]
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