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Some growers will decide to plant back to back soybeans because of recent grain market outlooks.
2015 was the sixth year of ISA’s Yield Challenge for Illinois soybean growers.
Planting cover crops can lessen the risk of yield drag on second-year soybeans, and planting them after soybean harvest gives you an opportunity to plant earlier in the fall and into low residue and good soil conditions.
Despite low expectations, many growers saw above average yields this season, usually between 50 and 70 bu/ac.
Emerson Nafziger, Ph.D., professor of crop sciences and extension agronomist at the University of Illinois, highlights the weather patterns that producers saw throughout Illinois and the corresponding effect it had on plant growth and yield.
Rapid increases in yield gains in soybeans are attributed to technology, focus on better management and contributions from the army of CCAs across Illinois who help farmers better manage their crops.

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