Recent Posts
 March 21, 2016 Recent analysis suggests that soybeans have been more profitable than corn in Illinois from 2013 to 2015, and there is a reasonable chance that soybeans will be more profitable than corn in 2016 (farmdoc daily, February 16, 2016). |
 March 18, 2016 The U.S and world soybean situation continues to be one of surplus. |
 March 17, 2016 With a mission of gaining more yield, 250 soybean farmers converged in Efffingham, Illinois on Friday, January 29, for this year’s first Soybean Summit. |
 March 16, 2016 Recently, with the expiration of the U.S. patent of the original Roundup Ready soybean trait (RR1) in 2014 and the third party patent in 2015, many questions about saving seed have started to surface. |
 March 15, 2016 As we approach Easter here at the end of March the wheat crop across southern Illinois looks very good on the whole. |
 March 15, 2016 There continues to be a lot of discussion about the likely magnitude of U.S. soybean production in 2016, with much of current focus on planted acreage. |