Funded by the Illinois Soybean Association checkoff program.
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September 05, 2014 So what is the upper end of soybean yield? We know farmers have broken 100 bushels per acre, and Kip Cullers produced 160 bushels. But we still haven’t seen the upper end, and soybeans can potentially produce hundreds of pods per plant. If every node on every branch produced multiple racemes and every raceme produced multiple flowers, a soybean plant can have a thousand potential pod sites. Everyone is keen on producing high-yielding... |
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September 03, 2014 Growers asked to join statewide effort to document soybean compositional quality To help ensure the future economic value of Illinois soybeans, the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) is leading a statewide program to measure protein and oil levels in Illinois soybeans from this fall’s harvest. “We’re very proud of the yields we raise in Illinois, but we also need to make sure those beans are delivering... |
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August 27, 2014 ISA’s Yield Challenge encourages farmers and agronomists to use innovative management practices and technologies to improve yield. Last year, Challenge participants saw an average yield increase of nearly five bushels per acre. In this short... |
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August 21, 2014 CORALVILLE, Iowa (DTN) -- Scouts saw a very large corn yield average in Illinois, but expressed disappointment that the averages weren't the rumored 250 bushels per acre. Scouts on the eastern leg of the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour reported an average yield of 196.96 bushels per acre, up 15.5% from 170.5 bpa last year. The three-year average, which includes 2012, is 149.4 bpa. "I think Illinois is good, perhaps a little better... |
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August 21, 2014 Management strategies for improving yield are most effective when applied at the proper reproductive stage. Reproductive stages refer to flower, pod and seed development. In this short video ISA Technical Consultant Dan Davidson, Ph.D., explains how to identify each reproductive stage and the best management activities specific to each stage. ... |
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August 20, 2014 ISA’s Yield Challenge encourages farmers and agronomists to use innovative management practices and technologies to improve yield. Last year, Challenge participants saw an average yield increase of nearly five bushels per acre. In this short... |
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