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May 2021

Three Considerations Before Making Soybean Replant Decisions

A final soybean population stand of 90,000-110,000 planted early can still support optimum yield potential. However, if soybean population stand counts are between 50,000-70,000, you may need to consider beefing up the stand. When soybean populations become too low, it often leads to a weak and delayed canopy and will become harder for managing weeds. Another consideration is that at lower populations, some soybean varieties may “flex” their canopy too much and eventually have standability issues. There has been plenty of population yield trials conducted across the state in recent years showing that lower population of soybeans can still [...]

By |May 10, 2021|

Operation Weed Eradication: Adopting a Zero-Tolerance Approach to Pigweeds

Since the beginning of agriculture, the battle between weeds and farmers has been constant as weeds continue to adapt to management practices in order to survive. The struggle continues today with waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, two pigweed species that have become especially problematic for Illinois soybean farmers due to their inherently competitive characteristics and evolved resistance to several classes of herbicides. To curb this threat, farmers need to adopt an integrated, zero-tolerance approach to pigweed management, which is the goal of BASF’s Operation Weed Eradication. Before developing a plan for controlling waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, it’s important to understand [...]

By |May 6, 2021|

PODCAST: High-Yielding Soybean Fertility Programs

CCA Soy Envoy, Jason Haegele, joins the show to discuss the components of a high-yielding soybean fertility program. We also discuss application timing and nutrient amounts to help soybean growers make the most of their crops this growing season. ILSoyAdvisor Podcasts · High-Yielding Soybean Fertility Programs

By |May 6, 2021|

Three Considerations When Evaluating Early Stands

The U. S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA NASS) released its latest Crop Progress and Conditions report on May 3, 2021, reporting that soybean planting progress in Illinois is ahead of its five-year average. This doesn’t come as much surprise since many progressive producers have been planting more soybeans earlier than the previous 10 years. With so many soybean fields planted, it’s important to get out and evaluate fields on quality of stand, but to also better understand how a soybean plant grows and develops. Soybean and corn plants are smart, in the fact that when [...]

By |May 6, 2021|

Putting Those Planter Upgrades to Use in Soybeans

Spring is in full-swing and a lot of beans and few acres of corn are already in the ground here in Central Illinois. The weather has certainly thrown us a curveball this spring with cool, yet dry conditions. Although the cool weather has kept a lot of farmers parked, some took advantage of the dry conditions to plant early beans or work the kinks out of the planter. Today, planters seem to be the most upgraded and rebuilt piece of equipment on many farms, thus the need to get those kinks out early in the spring. Corn planting is [...]

By |May 6, 2021|

Diary of a Soybean

Hi there, my name is Max. Well, my full name is Glycine max, but almost nobody calls me that. You see, I am a soybean plant. You may not understand, but as a soybean plant it’s really hard to get people to notice you as an individual. People say we all look alike, which I guess I can sort of see when there may be over 11 million of us in an 80-acre field. At any rate, I’d like to tell you a little bit about the things that I’ve had to endure in my short life. I’m not [...]

By |May 6, 2021|
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