All Posts by Kelly Robertson
Agronomy: Spring Wheat Management - Time to Pay Attention
March 15, 2016
Planting StrategiesAs we approach Easter here at the end of March the wheat crop across southern Illinois looks very good on the whole.
Agronomy: Flooding of Winter Wheat Fields
February 24, 2016
Double-CropThere has been some concern about the large amount of rainfall in southern Illinois, the subsequent flooding of many fields and the impact on the winter wheat crop.
Agronomy: A Thinking Guide to the 2016 Soybean Crop: Part 3: Seed Treatments
December 28, 2015
Planting StrategiesTo treat or not to treat soybean seed for 2016?
Agronomy: A Thinking Guide to the 2016 Soybean Crop: Part 2: Fertilizer
December 22, 2015
Nutrient ManagementIn Part 1 we looked at how to approach our herbicide program and seed selection, the two biggest costs to soybean production after land cost, since fertilizer is close to last or much lower on the list.
Agronomy: A Thinking Guide to the 2016 Soybean Crop - Part 1: Herbicides and Seed
December 18, 2015
Planting StrategiesI could have easily dropped the soybean part of the title.
Agronomy: 2015 Double Crop Soybeans: The crop that won’t end!
November 13, 2015
Double-CropAs I type this we are ending the first week of November.
Agronomy: Double-Crop Soybeans and Frost
October 30, 2015
Double-CropDouble-crop soybean harvest has started across the region.
Agronomy: “Old Weeds” are the New Problem
October 27, 2015
Weed ManagementAs soybean harvest progressed this fall many farmers noted and commented on the job their herbicide program did on waterhemp.
Agronomy: Late October Wheat Planting
October 19, 2015
Sustainability PracticesWill planting wheat late affect the yield of wheat and profitability of the wheat double-crop enterprise? Not necessarily.
Agronomy: Double Crop Plans for 2016
October 02, 2015
Double-CropWheat planting is around the corner so it’s time to begin thinking about double-crop soybean plans for 2016!