Funded by the Illinois Soybean Association checkoff program.
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October 20, 2017 Double-crop soybeans set some new yield records in 2016, with yields comparable to full-season soybeans. Yields in 2017 are closer to normal, but better than expected. The challenge with any late-planted crop is basically the same as with any early planted crop—weather. However, we tend to believe that crops planted earlier can escape the effects of hot and dry weather because they produce flowers and seed before the harsh summer... |
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October 19, 2017 Every season brings new challenges and opportunities, and the 2017 soybean season certainly had its share. Compared to our surrounding soybean-producing states, Illinois soybean harvest is definitely ahead of schedule and even ahead of last year’s harvest timeframe and average. It seems like several growers are harvesting their early planted soybeans first. Or some are harvesting their driest corn, switching to beans, and then... |
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October 18, 2017 A year ago, many CCA’s agreed that Illinois growers needed to make some different management decisions or change their way of thinking when it came to growing soybeans. In response to some of our frustrations, I wrote “The Top 10 Quotes an Agronomist Does Not Want to Hear A Farmer Say About Soybeans.” I think that everyone can agree that 2017 has been a whirlwind of a growing season, and it would be very easy to focus on the negative. But... |
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October 13, 2017 Terry Wyciskalla, with Wyciskalla Consulting, LLC, describes how to collect a soil sample, identify spatial patterns to follow, the range of tests to consider, and interpret soil testing results.
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October 13, 2017 The 2017 season presented some interesting challenges and insights into better management. This has been one incredibly, terribly frustrating year for both producers and retailers. As we move heavily into harvest, we must reflect on this past season. Mostly to remember the reasons we are seeing what we are seeing in our fields and then, ultimately, to try to forget. First, the wet weather played a huge role in our harvested... |
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October 09, 2017 Understanding the yield gaps in soybeans is one of the first steps in improving yield and profitability. Everyone wants to know what is causing gaps in yield. Why do everyday growers like Kip Cullers and Randy Dowdy produce 160- and 170-bushel soybeans? Why do Illinois producers Dan Arkels and Robert and Jason Lakey break 100-bushel soybeans and join the ever-... |
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