ILSoyAdvisor Blog

Hello, my name is Randy Stephens and I am an agronomist, CCA and work with Helena Chemical in Martinsville, Illinois.

Practicing modern agronomy is the solution to higher-yield soybeans.  My excitement in agronomy lies in the adoption of conservation practices and the addition of modern techniques of fertilization to raise soybean yields.  Tillage and fertilizer practices need to be rethought in a lot of instances to break through...

With a downturn in commodity prices, many farmers are wondering what changes they will need to make in 2015 to remain profitable. In recent years there has also been strong interest in managing soybeans more aggressively for higher yields. Are high yield, high management soybeans still an option in today’s economic environment?

To help growers answer these questions and plan for high-yielding soybeans in 2015, Lance Tarochione,...

Today most soybeans are seeded with a conventional planter. There are still some growers that use drills and air seeders because they are planting cereals or they are planting double crop soybeans and want a high population and narrow rows.

When it comes to planting soybeans no one thinks much about the planter and what it is required to do since they are more concerned that corn gets planted right. And if a planter can plant corn seed...

This ASA educational podcast is brought to you by the Soy Checkoff. Value added soybean meal could lead to profit for soybean farmers and provide animal agriculture the quality it desires. A recent Soy Checkoff study found that increasing protein content by 1 percent, leads to greater value per acre. Listen now to learn more about how more protein can bring greater value to soybeans.

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