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January 08, 2016 Most of you already know that the soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the most damaging pathogen to soybeans. There are currently two widely recommended options for combatting this microscopic worm. 1) Rotate crops Unfortunately, both of these accepted strategies have limitations. Rotation is essential for preventing a buildup of SCN populations. However, the biology of SCN allows the worm to... |
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January 07, 2016 With the low commodity prices and lower production costs with soybeans, growers may be inclined to plant some of their fields back to soybeans. While this should work okay, there are some dos and don’ts to this practice. Do expect a small amount of yield loss when soybeans follow soybeans: Continuous soybeans over the past 11 years averaged 95 percent as much as soybeans rotated with corn at the Monmouth site, where... |
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January 06, 2016 During the last two years waterhemp has exploded in soybean fields. Are they herbicide-resistant? Were they too tall to be controlled by a post herbicide application? Did they receive their post herbicide application or was it too wet? Had herbicide residual leached away? Was the waterhemp emergence probably due to late-emerging populations? We can’t be sure if the problem is herbicide resistance without testing, but in the last few... |
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January 05, 2016 2015 has come to an end as I write this and after a crazy year of ups and downs. I am ready to get 2016 started. We have dealt with lower commodity prices, high input costs, inflexible cash rents and weeds that wouldn’t die. Sounds like something I could have written 35 years ago. While we really don’t deal with new problems, just rehash old ones, some of our solutions will come from new technologies. But we can’t lose sight of what the basic... |
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January 04, 2016 December 2015 prices are used to project 2016 fertilizer costs for corn grown on high-productivity farmland in central Illinois. December 2015 prices are lower than in recent years, leading to lower projected 2016 fertilizer costs. Fertilizer Prices in December The Agricultural Marketing Service reports fertilizer prices in its twice monthly Illinois Production Costs Report. In the December 10th issue, the... |
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January 02, 2016 Aired: January 2016 With the low commodity prices of 2015 likely to continue in 2016, many advisors recommend cutting costs. Meanwhile, growers are afraid that doing so may lead to minimizing the bushels they have to sell. In these times of tighter margins, it’s critical to look closely at on-farm finances and identify the available options to make a greater profit, such as with futures, options and overall grain marketing. ... |
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