Funded by the Illinois Soybean Association checkoff program.
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February 14, 2017 Maybe in 2017 it’s time to take a hard look at using the LibertyLink® system to combat weed resistance and make it part of your herbicide rotation plan. Liberty® and LibertyLink crops are more relevant now than ever before. With a lot of resistant weeds, growers need a way to rotate away from glyphosate and use an additional solution for managing herbicide resistance. LibertyLink soybeans first hit the market back... |
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February 13, 2017 Comparing the Liberty Link® to the Roundup Ready® System in soybeans—how do you know which to choose? With the onset of resistant weeds such as marestail, waterhemp and Palmer amaranth in soybeans, many growers are looking to move from depending on the Roundup Ready system to a Liberty Link system. We need to take into consideration the differences between them and carefully consider which system will be best... |
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February 13, 2017 Cover crops improve soil health and clean water, but do you ever wonder what they do for the bottom line? While many scientific studies have been done to quantify environmental benefits of cover crops, the same research does not exist regarding the economic benefits. With funding from USDA's Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, Practical Farmers of Iowa and Iowa State University are trying to fill the gap. If you... |
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February 11, 2017 This article originally appeared on Illinois Farmer Today. BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — While many Illinois farmers set personal-best records for corn and soybean yields in 2016, Robert Lakey and his son, Jason, officially had some of the best yields for... |
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February 10, 2017 Last fall I wrote an article about using gypsum (calcium sulfate) to trap phosphorus on the landscape. And it is true that gypsum has a lot of affinity for phosphate since it’s soluble, and calcium and phosphate bind to form tricalcium phosphate. Any free calcium in the soil solution reacts immediately with phosphate in the soil solution to form tricalcium phosphate—a slowly soluble mineral that is not readily available to plants. ... |
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February 10, 2017 Funded in part by the Illinois Soybean Association checkoff program, the 2017 Effingham ILSoyAdvisor.com Soybean Summit provided a thought-provoking lineup of expert speakers sharing the latest tools and technology along with actionable recommendations to boost yields and improve bottom lines.
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