On February 3, Monsanto announced its commercial launch plans for soybean varieties resistant to the herbicides dicamba and glyphosate (designated Roundup Ready 2 Xtend varieties). This announcement followed China’s decision to import grain from these varieties. Many weed management practitioners hope this new technology package will provided improved control of problematic weed populations, including those with evolved resistance to...
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March 02, 2016 Lance Tarochione, technical agronomist with Monsanto, shared details about the Roundup Ready 2 Xtend™ soybeans, which will be available for the 2016 growing season. These varieties contain traits that are resistant to glyphosate and dicamba to help improve weed management. He emphasizes the importance of following label instructions because the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has not yet approved dicamba herbicides to be used with... |
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March 01, 2016 Many of you have heard about the Six Secrets project being conducted by Dr. Fred Below and students at the University of Illinois. Dr. Below has been examining the different factors that impact soybean yield. He presented an update webinar on this project and it is available on the ILSoyAdvisor here. During the webinar listeners asked a... |
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February 26, 2016 In some crops bees are necessary for pollination and seed production. In corn single tassels pollinate ears on multiple ears on multiple plants. Soybeans, though, are self-pollinated and flowers mostly pollinate themselves. But will bees improve pollination and final pod set? As an agronomist, I receive really interesting questions from farmers across Illinois. Here is just one of the most recent questions that I received: “Can bees... |
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February 24, 2016 There has been some concern about the large amount of rainfall in southern Illinois, the subsequent flooding of many fields and the impact on the winter wheat crop. Before the water could completely leave some fields freezing temperatures arrived, causing sheets of ice to form and remain for a long time. The initial concern is what impact the water and ice have on stands. That concern is magnified by the brownish or purple color of the... |
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February 22, 2016 Farmers are needed for a regional and state soybean yield benchmarking survey in order to identify what is causing yield gaps on your farm. Derek Rapp and Emerson Nafziger from the University of Illinois are part of a regional team participating in a Soybean Yield Benchmarking project. The goals of the project include:
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