Funded by the Illinois Soybean Association checkoff program.
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March 17, 2017 Steve Johnson, farm management specialist with Iowa State University Overall, 2017 will be another down year despite more record yields, with USDA-ERS data predicting about a 15 percent drop in farm incomes, says Steve Johnson, farm management specialist with Iowa State University. “As we enter the fourth year of depressed prices, successful farmers are watching their margins, paying... |
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March 15, 2017 Double cropping soybeans is popular in southern Illinois where many producers plant some soybeans after combining wheat. Doubling cropping soybeans isn’t without challenges, which can result in low yields. However, there are some solutions which begin with harvesting wheat early and planting soybeans sooner, planting into a good seedbed to achieve good emergence, and managing the crop so it will yield similar to full season soybeans. ... |
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March 14, 2017 Mark Apelt, regional product specialist at Beck’s Hybrids, and Mike Hannewald, precision farming field advisor at Beck’s Hybrids, explore how to select appropriate planting populations and varieties for different zones across a field.
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March 13, 2017 Jason Bond, plant pathologist at Southern Illinois University, and Nick Tinsley, SeedGrowth™ technical representative at Bayer CropScience, discuss the basics of SCN and SDS management. They review where these pests thrive, symptoms of infestation and impact on yield, as well as conventional management practices and how new seed and seed treatments provide control.
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March 10, 2017 Why will the Balance™ GT Soybean Performance System be important to the soybean industry and weed management? There are current certainties in weed management. First, there are no new novel herbicide modes of action coming to market anytime soon for corn and soybeans. And second, weed control is getting harder every year due to weed resistance. The past couple of years there has been a lot of press on LibertyLink®, Roundup Ready® Xtend... |
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March 08, 2017 Most soil labs run an extractable phosphorus test and measure extractable P. There are a number of extractants but the most common today is the universal Mehlich-3, because it can be used to extract phosphate and the other bases together and then measure simultaneously either colorimetrically or with an ICP (Inductively coupled plasma) atomic emission spectroscopy. Most labs offer all extractant methods, but if you have a preference make sure... |
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