All Posts by Dan Davidson
Future and Value of Seed Treatments
April 03, 2017
Planting StrategiesI received an email about using seed treatments on soybeans from an ILSoyAdvisor reader.
Knowing the Xtendimax Label
March 29, 2017
Innovation-TechnologyMonsanto hosted a webinar on “Managing the Roundup Ready® Xtend Crop System in 2017.
ILeVO and PPO Interaction
March 22, 2017
Innovation-TechnologyDoes ILeVO® have an interaction with soybean pre-emergence herbicides?
BMPs for Double Cropped Beans
March 15, 2017
Double-CropDouble cropping soybeans is popular in southern Illinois where many producers plant some soybeans after combining wheat.
Soil Phosphorus Measurements
March 08, 2017
Nutrient ManagementMost soil labs run an extractable phosphorus test and measure extractable P.
Marestail control in Soybeans
March 03, 2017
Weed ManagementMarestail is a problematic winter annual weed that is often resistant to glyphosate.
Do RR2 and Liberty Link Soybeans Still Work?
February 27, 2017
Innovation-TechnologyWeed control has gotten tougher and more complicated over the past 10 years.
When to use insecticidal seed treatment in soybeans
February 22, 2017
Planting StrategiesIf I were to make a guess, I would say that 80% or more of the soybean seed sold today is treated with both a fungicide and insecticide.
Nitrogen on Soybeans: Here is What We Know
February 22, 2017
Nutrient ManagementSoybeans require nitrogen and lots of it because it’s a protein crop and proteins contain 16% nitrogen.
Tricking the Soybean to Fix more Nitrogen
February 17, 2017
Nutrient ManagementGrowers and agronomists know that soybeans are legumes and fix most of the nitrogen they need in the nodules they carry and support on the roots.