All Posts by Illinois Soybean Association
Agronomics: Video: Pulling Tissue Samples
July 22, 2014
Nutrient ManagementWhile it is sometimes easy to visually identify nutrient deficiencies in soybeans, tissue sampling validates nutrient concentrations and limitations and allows you to make nutrient adjustments that can increase soybean yields.
Diagnostics: 2014: “Perfect Storm” for N Deficiency in Soybeans
July 17, 2014
Nutrient ManagementYou don’t have to drive far in Illinois to see that soybeans are struggling with unseasonably wet conditions. Many fields have large yellow areas.
Diagnostics: Video: How to Stage a Soybean Plant
July 15, 2014
Planting StrategiesStaging a soybean plant can help determine which management practices to implement and which potential risk factors to be aware of, including disease and insect pests.
Diagnostics: Video: Looking for Signs of Nodulation
July 15, 2014
Planting StrategiesNitrogen (N) is essential to soybean development.
Agronomics - Give Soybeans and Soil a Boost with Cover Crops
July 15, 2014
Sustainability PracticesFighting soil compaction, keeping nitrogen and phosphorous in your soil, and increasing your yield potential. Every farmer aims for these things, but how can you achieve them without spending more money than you have to?
Weed Management: Mapping Herbicide Resistance with Weed Map Tool Kit
July 14, 2014
Weed ManagementDo you know the weeds affecting soybean production in your county?
Agronomics: Taking a second look at double-cropping
July 14, 2014
Double-CropDouble-cropping soybeans after wheat is one option for some Illinois growers to boost farm profits.
Agronomics: Reduce runoff and save money: Tips to manage nutrients
July 01, 2014
Nutrient ManagementFarmers have been bringing food to American tables for generations. But we have a new challenge—there will be 2 billion additional mouths to feed by 2050.
Agronomics: Soybean College 2014: 100-bushel Beans are Waiting
July 01, 2014
Harvest StrategiesThere’s still time to register for the 2014 Soybean College.
Agronomy: Tackett’s Tips for 100+ bu/A Beans
April 16, 2014
Harvest StrategiesPay attention to the basics. That’s the advice Eddie Tackett, an Arkansas farmer who regularly grows 100 bushel-per-acre soybeans, shared recently with growers at the Illinois Soybean Summit.