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August 15, 2014 2014 might be the year that growers in Illinois break 100 bushels per acre. If you think some of your soybeans will break 100 bushels this season, there is still time to sign up for the 100-bushel challenge at the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) Yield Challenge website. The entry due date is September 1. This could be the year that an average soybean producer... |
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August 15, 2014 How is your soybean stand this season? Over the past few weeks, we asked you to cast your vote in the latest ILSoyAdvisor Quick Poll. The results are in:
The majority of Illinois... |
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August 11, 2014 Dan Arkels is no stranger to healthy competition. The past two growing seasons he has won the National Corn Growers Association’s Yield Contest for the state of Illinois. Now, he’s incorporating new soybean production techniques, the latest products and a trial-and-error mentality to succeed in ISA’s Yield Challenge contest. Arkels works closely with his local Stoller agronomist to... |
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August 11, 2014 Brazilian yield challenge winners now routinely break 100 bags per hectare, a unit of measure close to 100 bushels per acre (100 bags per hectare equals about 91 to 92 bushels per acre). For the past five years the Brazilian yield challenge winners have been visiting Illinois and Illinois farms, including a half-day to stop at the offices of the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) to learn about ISA’s Yield Challenge and tell us about their... |
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July 31, 2014 Many experts consider soybean cyst nematode (SCN) the greatest threat to soybean yields. Although invisible to the naked eye, this small worm causes great damage to soybean roots. Visual symptoms of the pest aren’t always present, making it difficult to determine presence and prevalence. In this 90-second video, ISA Technical Consultant Dan Davidson, Ph.D., explains how to test for SCN and preventative management tactics. ... |
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July 30, 2014 This growing season we are following Dan Arkels, a LaSalle County farmer striving to reach 100 bushels per acre in ISA’s Yield Challenge contest. Dan previously participated in the Yield Challenge, achieving a personal record of 80 bushels per acre in 2012. This year’s nearly ideal growing conditions on his farm near Peru, Ill., have Dan feeling confident the 100-bushel milestone is... |
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