Funded by the Illinois Soybean Association checkoff program.
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May 02, 2016 Weed resistance is a reality. We all know the days of relying on glyphosate to control all weeds, regardless of when sprayed, are long gone. There will probably never be another herbicide that worked like glyphosate did on Roundup Ready® crops. And even if one came on the market, we would want to deploy effective strategies to prevent resistance from occurring. Growers are challenged with managing herbicide resistant marestail,... |
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April 29, 2016 While higher yield overall is one of the “causes” of low soybean market prices, for the individual farmers, increasing yields is an important “cure” to help improve profits. Many yield increases cost little or no money. These come from paying attention to details, taking little steps to be sure no yield opportunities are overlooked. So how do you prepare to not overlook yield opportunities? Plan ahead. Too often we get... |
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April 28, 2016 ILeVO® is another solution for controlling Sudden Death Syndrome. It joins rotation, variety tolerance, drainage and delayed planting as another management option and growers are asking what it is and how it works. What is ILeVO? ILeVO seed treatment is a soybean seed-applied fungicide that provides protection from Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS), as well as providing additional control of Soybean Cyst nematode (SCN) in the root... |
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April 27, 2016 Today’s soybean inoculants are not the same as years past. The advancement and introduction of new products, low relative prices and changes to soybean production have led to additional research on the use of inoculants in our corn-soybean rotation. If purchasing a soybean inoculant (B. japonicum) or “rhizobia”, where might you get the most bang for your buck? 10. In the past, some research has shown that “long-term” drought, extending... |
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April 26, 2016 Headline from Iowa State University: “Research Shows Extra Cover Crop Growth Prior to Soybeans Provides Benefits.” Anyone who has planted cover crops, particularly winter cereal rye or annual ryegrass, will recognize the truth in this statement and has probably figured this out already. This Iowa State University study, funded by the United Soybean Board, showed that letting cereal rye grow three more weeks prior to termination... |
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April 25, 2016 For most of my career working with soybeans the planting process has been a controlled spill at best. We used to drill quite a few beans and when setting the depth Grandpa always said, “If you don’t see a few beans on top of the ground you are planting too deep.” Well, we also planted 100# per acre with the drill and that doesn’t cut it with $50 plus per bag of soybean seed. While some things are still table stakes—such as planter... |
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