Optimizing Soybean Harvest for Maximum Yields and Profitability
During harvest, optimizing soybean moisture and timing is crucial for efficiency and yield. Illinois Soybean Association Soy Envoy, Kris Ehler, offers valuable insights and tips, emphasizing the importance of monitoring moisture levels and modifying the combine for field conditions.
Harvest to High Yields: Combine Residue’s Impact on Wheat and Double Crop Soybeans
High yield for wheat and double crop soybeans starts now with the combine. Illinois Soybean Association Soy Envoy, Kelly Robertson, shares insight into preparing the combine to roll through the field and residue management for timely and even emergence of wheat and double crop soybeans.
Managing Southern Root Knot Nematode in Illinois Soybean Fields
The Southern root knot nematode presents a substantial risk to soybean yields. In this video, Illinois Soybean Association Soy Envoy, Leo Rocha, discusses symptoms in the field to watch for and shares strategies for control of this pest.
Bean Leaf Beetles – Are They in Your Soybeans?
Stu Ellis interviews ISA Outreach Agronomist & CCA, Stephanie Porter, about a late season pest damaging many soybean fields - bean leaf beetle. Should you treat it? Stephanie provides guidance for scouting and insecticide before harvest.
Cover Crop Demo with Abigail Peterson
Stu Ellis provides a Farm Progress Show update and interviews Abigail Peterson, Illinois Soybean Association Director of Agronomy. Learn about the cover crop demonstration plot that will be exhibited at next week in Decatur, IL.
Weed Control Showdown: Chemical vs. Cover Crop
Terry Wyciskalla of Wyciskalla Consulting in southern Illinois shares a video exhibiting the differences between chemical control and cover crop control of weeds in a plot in Washington County.
Giovani Preza Fontes Provides ISA Funded Research Update from the Field
In this research update by Dr. Giovani Preza Fontes, he shares observations from the beginning of the growing season which included slower soybean growth in the cereal rye plot at both Urbana and Indiana sites. As of August 1st, the soybeans following cereal rye caught up to those without cereal rye in terms of growth stage and were all at R3. Future data analysis aims to unveil the reasons behind this growth delay and its potential yield impact, with further insights anticipated from tissue tests, soil sensors, and forthcoming harvest data.
Cover Crop Chronicles: Dry Conditions and Termination Challenges in 2023
John Pike shares his 2023 cover crop season observations from strip-trials on his farm in Marion, Illinois. Pike examines various scenarios including drilled no-till beans both with and without cover crops, along with different cover crop termination timings.
Soybean Height Is Not an Indicator of Growth Stage
ISA Soy Envoy, Kelly Robertson, compares two soybean plants from the same field and demonstrates how height is not a good indicator of growth stage.
What About Stem Canker on Soybean?
Illinois Soybean Association Outreach Agronomist and Certified Crop Adviser, Stephanie Porter, reports on a fairly common, yet hardly discussed disease - Stem Canker on Soybean. Porter writes about its causes, symptoms, and impacts on soybeans, emphasizing early diagnosis, plant resistance, and ongoing research for effective management.
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