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December 31, 2018 The North Central Weed Science Society recently held its annual meeting, enabling university and industry researchers to present new data covering a host of topics. I can summarize my learnings from this meeting as good and bad news for soybean producers.
First with the bad: The answer to why we continue to see large off-target movement events of dicamba remains convoluted. However, there is a... |
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December 29, 2018 The New Year is upon us and it’s time to write some resolutions for next year for things to do differently. You may already be at the top of your ”soybean game”, but regardless all soybean producers should make a list of resolutions to better their game in 2019.
1. At the top of my list is seek out and test news ideas. Practices that other farmers are succeeding with is a good place to start.... |
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December 27, 2018 As plans begin to take shape for the 2019 growing season, it is important to consider how various cropping rotations might affect a grower’s risk level for various soybean diseases and what options are available to help preserve yield. If continuous soybean production is the goal, key diseases to consider include Phytophthora root and stem rot, and soybean cyst nematode. Through careful variety selection and the use of additional... |
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December 19, 2018 With the 2018 soybean season setting records in Illinois and other states, it is no surprise that several growers topped 100 bushels per acre (bu/A) in the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) checkoff program’s annual Yield Challenge competition. In its eighth year, 66 entries were considered for the top honors in four different contests—the 100-Bushel Challenge, the Crop Region Contest, Double-Crop Challenge and the Side-by-Side Contest.... |
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December 18, 2018 The 2018 soybean crop got off to a slow start due to winter like conditions in April, but once the crop was up and running it turned into one of the best soybean seasons we've had in Illinois, with a predicted record yield of 66 bushels per acre. Dr. Nafziger sorts out weather and management factors that might have contributed to this turnaround as we prepare for the 2019 season. ... |
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December 17, 2018 Originally published in FarmDoc Daily
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