Funded by the Illinois Soybean Association checkoff program.
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November 09, 2021 This article was originally published in the September issue of Illinois Field & Bean. View the article here.
Harvest has always been a crowd favorite. Whether it’s the humid heat of summer being replaced by crisp, autumn air, or the end of year holidays peeking out on the horizon, harvest tends to bring with it a sense of happy... |
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December 09, 2021 Soil health tests are a big conversation topic these days, but there’s a lot of conflicting information out there. Presented by Stacy Zuber, Ph.D., State Soil Health Specialist with USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, this webinar discusses how soil health tests differ from measuring soil fertility, sampling and handling procedures and how to interpret your results. Presenter: Stacy Zuber, Ph.D., State Soil Health Specialist... |
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November 01, 2021 Hi there! Max, your favorite blogging bean is back with a final report on the 2021 growing season. This report is coming to you posthumously, since I matured and was harvested back in the middle of October. In my last report, I was looking forward to receiving a shot of fungicide. When it finally came, it was like a breath of fresh air. The rainy... |
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November 01, 2021 Hello everyone. My name is Mark Schleusener and I am the Illinois State Statistician for USDA- NASS. I hope that each of you have had a safe and bountiful harvest so far. If you are still running the combine, please be careful and put safety first. The IL Soybean Association asked me to write a series of blog posts and I’m glad to do it. I really appreciate the opportunity to connect with Illinois’ soybean farmers. I hope I can answer... |
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October 28, 2021 Contributed by Bradford Warner Vice President of Sustainability & Business Development, Farmobile
The increasingly frenetic and frequent conversations around carbon markets, water quality, regenerative ag, and sustainability have spawned more questions than answers. What Farmobile can definitively say is that carbon credit and environmental, social and governance (ESG) markets are not going away. ... |
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October 08, 2021 Soybean desiccation Soybean desiccation is not a new tool in other parts of the country, it has just not been used in Illinois with any frequency. In the past, harvest aids have been used to remedy problems that interfered with efficient soybean harvest e.g., green stems or excessive weeds. What is new is that more farmers are looking to desiccation in combination with earlier planting for an earlier harvest and... |
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