All Posts by Dan Davidson
Agronomy: Fall Tillage Considerations
December 19, 2014
Harvest StrategiesTillage is a popular practice across much of Illinois and it still has its place in a high-yield management system.
Agronomy: Fall Fertility Considerations
December 18, 2014
Harvest StrategiesFarmers 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.
Agronomy: Thinking about Nitrogen Fixation
December 12, 2014
Nutrient ManagementAre your soybeans fixing as much nitrogen as possible and how much nitrogen can a soybean plant fix?
Agronomy: Planting Continuous Soybeans
December 04, 2014
Planting StrategiesPlanting continuous corn or a long corn and short bean rotation is common and farmers have learned how to manage through the challenges.
Agronomy: Managing Crop Residue
November 26, 2014
Sustainability PracticesProducers plant soybeans either back into cornstalks or wheat stubble—both very high residue crops that can present some special challenges for the next crop.
Agronomy: Highway to 100-Bushel Soybeans
November 26, 2014
Harvest StrategiesIt is well known that Dan Arkels, a LaSalle County grower, was the first grower in Illinois to break the 100-bushel yield barrier and have it officially verified across a commercial scale.
Agronomy: Soybeans Require Sulfur
November 21, 2014
Nutrient ManagementDo soybeans respond to sulfur? That is a question that has been on my mind recently.
Agronomy: Storing Soybeans
November 18, 2014
Harvest StrategiesFarmers rarely store many bushels of soybeans.
Diagnostics: Analyzing Yield Data – Using the Technology to Learn More (Part II)
November 12, 2014
Innovation-TechnologyWatching a yield monitor and collecting yield data is easy and it’s easier than ever to transfer it to a computer and through a wireless network. But the challenge is—do you actually analyze the data and do more with it than just making pretty maps?
Plant & Soil Health: How Does Gypsum Benefit the Soil?
November 07, 2014
Nutrient ManagementAs a part-time farmer I am an advocate of gypsum because I have seen it change the nature of soil.