This article was originally published in the September issue of Illinois Field & Bean. View the article here.
Harvest has always been a crowd favorite. Whether it’s the humid heat of summer being replaced by crisp, autumn air, or the end of year holidays peeking out on the horizon, harvest tends to bring with it a sense of happy endings. But as any farmer knows, the work doesn’t stop even after the crop is out of the field.... Read More →
ILSOYADVISOR POST
Agronomy: Webinar: Strategies for Finishing Out the Soybean Season
August 13, 2016
Mike Wilson, Soy CCA Envoy from Southeast Illinois, explains why managing soybeans through Labor Day can help increase yield and ultimately improve growers’ bottom lines. He explains the issues that growers can see late in the season with disease, insects, weeds and nutrition.
Key Takeaways
- By identifying late-season diseases, growers can follow through with the proper action
- Additional resource for disease management: cropdisease.cropsci.illinois.edu/soybeans
- Scouting fields is important through September as insect damage can occur late in the season
- Additional resource for insect management: https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/fieldcropsipm/soybean.php
- Weeds can become a significant problem if left uncontrolled
- Postmergence-only programs are not effective due to weed resistance
- Applying nutrients late in the season can help soybeans thrive through the end of the season.
- Fred Below, Ph.D., recommends placing nutrients deep in the soil to continue to provide plants with proper nutrition all season long.
1 CEU in Crop Management is available for this webinar. Visit the Certified Crop Adviser website to self-report your credit after viewing the webinar recording.
Illinois Soybean Association
The Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) checkoff and membership programs represent more than 43,000 soybean farmers in Illinois. The checkoff funds market development and utilization efforts while the membership program supports the government relations interests of Illinois soybean farmers at the local, state, and national level through the Illinois Soybean Growers (ISG). ISA upholds the interests of Illinois soybean producers through promotion, advocacy, and education with the vision of becoming a market leader in sustainable soybean production and profitability. For more information, visit the website www.ilsoy.org and www.ilsoygrowers.com.
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