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October 02, 2015 Wheat planting is around the corner so it’s time to begin thinking about double-crop soybean plans for 2016! With wheat planting around the corner now is the time to begin thinking about your double-crop soybean plans. I know, you are thinking, “That is over a year away! Why worry about that now with everyone else I have to do this fall?” Well, because everything we do, from wheat planting on, will have a potential impact on our double... |
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October 01, 2015 Make sure to analyze this year’s variety performance before making next season’s variety decision. Soybeans are turning and drying down, combines are running, and you can’t turn back the clock on what you got. However, you can use the information from this year’s soybean crop to select the right soybean varieties and improve on next year’s outcome. Today growers are being asked to make next year’s variety decision sooner than... |
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September 29, 2015 This summer’s cool and wet weather created conditions favorable for the development of white mold. Consequently, the disease has infected soybean fields across the state. With careful management, growers can significantly reduce the amount of 2015 white mold inoculum that will be available to infect future susceptible crops grown in the infested fields. White mold inoculum is contained in small, black survival structures called... |
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September 28, 2015 The challenges for 2015 continue to develop. Another issue growers are facing is green stemed soybeans. There are two distinct types of green stems, Green Stem Syndrome or simply stay green soybeans. In the case of stay green, the soybeans simply mature at a slower rate and the stems, leaves and pods all remain green. Stay green can be attributed to varietal differences, fungicide applications or some herbicide applications. In the case of... |
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September 25, 2015 Hello from District 2. Soybeans are really starting to change color quickly here in District 2. Temperatures were very high a couple weeks ago and are now back to normal for this time of year. Some of the later planted soybeans are still green and benefitted greatly from the last couple rain events we’ve had, something I can’t say for the earlier ones. Beans planted in late April and early May are starting to drop leaves now. This is... |
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September 25, 2015 Now that harvest 2015 has started, let’s look at some of the things we have learned during this growing season. 1. Variety selection is still one of the most critical choices we make in soybean production: The weather this year again made it obvious that the correct maturity, a strong disease package and SCN resistance for a farmer can be a deal maker or breaker. One of the best assets to your farm is a good seedsman that knows his... |
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