Funded by the Illinois Soybean Association checkoff program.
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May 06, 2015 What do the near-term economics look like for crops in 2015? What is a farmer or a landowner to do? To begin to answer that question, we need to look at farmer finances. There is no doubt that farmer profits have been declining from 2013 to the present... |
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May 05, 2015 Unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as UAVs, are popping up on farms throughout the Midwest and recognized UAV advocate Chad Colby thinks their presence in agriculture will continue to grow. How will that affect farming in your area? Should you consider bringing UAVs onto your farm? To help answer growers’ questions, inform them about UAVs and explain the effects they may have on crop production, Chad Colby with 360 Yield Center led... |
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May 02, 2015 Hello, my name is John Niemeyer and I am your soybean agronomist from crop district 8. I was born and raised on a grain and cattle farm in Breese, Ill. Currently I live near there with my wife, Janice, and our three children: Erica, Abby and Jared. Since graduating in 1986 from Southern Illinois University with a degree in agricultural economics, I continued with night classes from the University of Illinois. I began working for... |
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April 29, 2015 Sudden Death Syndrome has become a major disease challenge in Illinois and 2014 was no exception. In this podcast, Jessica Herdes, technical agronomist for Asgrow/Dekalb in Southern Illinois, explains the options available for controlling SDS in 2015. |
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April 29, 2015 Hello, my name is Jack Hardwick and I am your Soybean Agronomist from Crop District 6. I was born and raised in Beardstown, Ill., on a grain farm located in the Illinois River Valley. I graduated from Beardstown High School in 2000 and received a B.S. degree in Plant and Soil Science from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale in 2004. I spent the first three years out of college working as a Crop Specialist for Sunrise Ag FS based... |
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April 29, 2015 Even though the snow is falling here this evening, it is time to check the planter. Here is a list of suggestions for plantersetup and maintenance.
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