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March 30, 2018

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July 10, 2017

What makes a good formulation for foliar feeding soybeans?

There has been a lot of interest in foliar feeding soybeans since the runup in soybean prices a decade ago. Growers have appreciated that the technology has increased soybean yields and are a bit reluctant to go back to the old ways of not investing in soybeans. However, there is no single perfect product out there. With multiple brands and products, and many look-alike...

July 07, 2017

Sustainability Practices

“No-till, no yield.” Ask any farmer who uses no-till in his management system, and he’ll probably tell you that one of his conventional-till neighbors has uttered this phrase when asked why he doesn’t try no-till.

The fact is: When it comes to raising soybeans, no-till certainly has no yield issues.

The editors of No-Till Farmer have annually asked their...

July 06, 2017

Weed Management

Engenia® Herbicide, XtendiMax® With VaporGrip® Technology or FeXapan™ Herbicide Plus VaporGrip® Technology in Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® Soybeans

Engenia, XtendiMax With VaporGrip Technology and FeXapan Plus VaporGrip Technology may now be available in your state for preemergence and postemergence use on Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans. These dicamba containing herbicides now give growers postemergence...

July 06, 2017

Planting Strategies

Soybeans are flowering, so it’s a good time to review reproductive stages.

Soybeans begin to flower around June 21 or summer solstice. A few flowers may appear before then, but the bulk of flowering begins in June. The last flowers will appear on the top of the plant in early August.

The most important reproductive stages are R1, R2 and R3. These are easy to identify. Stage R1 soybeans have an open flower at any node on the main...

July 06, 2017

Insect Management

Dicamba Symptomology and Yield Impact on Non-Dicamba Tolerant Soybeans

In 2016, many states saw a rapid increase in acres planted to dicamba-tolerant soybeans. Many of these states experienced numerous cases of dicamba off-target movement due to vapor-drift, physical drift, tank-contamination and or use of an improper dicamba formulation. In this article, we will focus on how to identify dicamba symptomology on non-dicamba-tolerant...

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Are Your Soybeans Nodulating?

July 05, 2017

Planting Strategies

Non-nodulating soybeans in 2015, in 2016 and again in 2017.

I have received a deluge (pun intended) of questions regarding the overall lack of soybean nodulation and general pale green coloration of the crop. As a doctor—a Ph. D.—I prescribe less rain and sunshine. Call me in two weeks if the problem still exists.

Outside of obvious weather-related issues, here are the four most common questions I have received and my responses...

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