Increasing Working Capital with Soil Health Management Systems
Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership (ISAP) is hosting a risk management webinar series this summer. Recaps of the presentations and a link to the full presentations will be provided here after each webinar. The June 25 webinar focused on incorporating no-till cover crops into your soil health management system. LaSalle County farmer Carl Zimmerman shared his experience in getting started on no-till cover crops and how these practices have expanded over the years. Zimmerman was then joined by a panel of experts to provide additional perspective on the agronomic and financial benefits of these sustainable practices. Following are the main [...]
WEBINAR: PGR’s – The Missing Link to Next Level Soybean Yield
1 CEU in Crop Management
Climate Risk and Adaptations
Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership (ISAP) is hosting a risk management webinar series this summer. Recaps of the presentations and a link to the full presentations will be provided here after each webinar. The June 18 webinar focused on climate risk and how farmers can adapt. Eric Snodgrass, Principal Atmospheric Scientist at Nutrien Ag Solutions, started by presenting data on the climate changes Illinois farmers have experienced over the past 30 years. Most farmers can anecdotally support that we are getting precipitation differently, i.e., rain events have been heavier and dry periods longer. But is the distribution around the state [...]
WEBINAR: Why Plant Health is More than Just Disease
1 CEU in Crop Management
Illinois Department of Agriculture Dicamba Guidance
On June 9 the Illinois Department of Agriculture issued specific guidelines for Illinois for the use of existing stock of dicamba. This follows a decision on June 3, 2020, in National Family Farm Coalition vs. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Case No. 19-70115, where the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a ruling immediately vacating the registrations of Xtendimax®, FeXapan® and Engenia®, all of which contain the herbicide dicamba. On June 8, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final cancellation order for these three dicamba products. The final cancellation order can be found [...]
WEBINAR: Insect Pest Management in Soybeans: What to Watch Out for in 2020
1 CEU in Integrated Pest Management
Hang On And Be Prepared
This article was originally published in the May issue of Soy Perspectives magazine. Say Hello to New Information The 2020 Soybean Summit drew a crowd of 260 soybean farmers, crop advisers and industry representatives at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield, Illinois, March 10. Industry experts shared agronomic practices, ag technology and agribusiness management information. Speakers included John McGillicuddy, McGillicuddy Corrigan Agronomics; Sara Wyant, Agri-Pulse Communications; and breakout session experts in agronomy, agtech and agribusiness management. A panel of farmers and Certified Crop Advisers discussed challenges and solutions for industry volatility. Farmers Ron Moore of Roseville and Garry Niemeyer of [...]
WEBINAR: Management Decisions Given COVID-19
1 CEU Credit
WEBINAR: Seedling Diseases Can Keep Your Plants From Popping
1 CEU in Integrated Pest Management
WEBINAR: Grain Marketing 101
1 CEU Credit
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