Funded by the Illinois Soybean Association checkoff program.
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December 18, 2014 Farmers often plan their fertility programs in the summer or fall, long before the next crop is ever planted and often following long-established protocol for determining the right rate. When it comes to phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) applications, growers are creatures of habit and usually follow the same approach year after year. Farmers and their agronomists use a variety of methods to make nutrient recommendations based on yield... |
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December 18, 2014 The total phosphorus content in manure varies depending on the animal species, age, diet, and how the manure has been stored. Concentration of phosphorus in some manures may be up to 80 to 90 lbs P2O5 per ton (some poultry manures, for example), whereas other manure may contain as little as 4 lbs P2O5 per ton. It will require a laboratory analysis to know for sure. When manure is applied to the soil, what percentage of this phosphorus... |
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December 18, 2014
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December 18, 2014 BLOOMINGTON, ILL – The Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) is hosting its 2015 Soybean Summit: Soybean Masters at two different locations and dates. The first will take place Friday, January 30, 2015 at the Keller Convention Center in Effingham, Ill. The second will take place Friday, March 6, 2015 at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, Ill. Funded in part by the Illinois soybean checkoff, both one-day... |
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December 12, 2014 Are your soybeans fixing as much nitrogen as possible and how much nitrogen can a soybean plant fix? Soybeans are a legume and take nitrogen out of the air and fix it into a form that plants can use. You can dig up soybean roots and see whitish nodules on them. If when pressed between your fingers a nodule oozes pink sap it means the nodules are active and fixing nitrogen. But just because the nodules are present doesn’t mean... |
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December 11, 2014 URBANA, Ill. – A 12-year University of Illinois study shows that, although the use of cover crops does not improve crop yields, the practice does increase the amount of sequestered soil organic carbon using three different soil management systems. U of I soil scientist Ken Olson evaluated plots that were subjected to no-till, chisel plow and moldboard plow treatments with and without hairy vetch and cereal rye cover crops. “By... |
As small business owners, farmers often need to purchase health insurance for themselves and their families. In addition to this coverage, they also are responsible for deciding which healthcare options...
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