Much Ado About Bean Leaf Beetles
In my most recent ILSoyAdvisor post, while discussing late-season scouting for insects, I mentioned bean leaf beetles. I wrote that they rarely are present [...]
PODCAST: Scouting for Late-Season Soybean Insects and Diseases
Jason Carr, CCA Soy Envoy and Bayer Crop Science Technology Development Representative, is on the podcast this week to discuss what soybean insects and [...]
Five Steps to Effective Late-season Field Scouting
In a typical growing season, most of the grower decisions that can affect the final yield of a soybean field have been made. This [...]
Sunlight and Soybeans
July is an interesting month for soybean growers. The crop has been planted and most of the post-emergence herbicide applications have been completed. With [...]
I Planted Beans Early, Now I’ll Set Yield Records, Right?
Many farmers in the state of Illinois planted this year’s soybean crop earlier than ever before. Near-perfect soil conditions in early April, coupled with [...]
Should You Replant Soybeans? Probably Not
As of May 3rd, 31% of the soybeans in the state of Illinois had been planted, well above the five-year average of 12%. Near [...]
8 Key Soybean Diseases (and 1 Worm) To Watch Out For (and What To Do About Them)
According to the Crop Protection Network, soybean producers in Illinois lose just under half a billion dollars annually to diseases. This equates to an [...]
Are You Planting Soybeans Early Enough?
Every year there is more buzz about the value of planting soybeans earlier than farmers have historically done, with good reason. University of Illinois [...]
Five Easy Ways to Use Digital Ag to Improve Production on Your Farm
There are many digital ag platforms available to today’s farmers. These powerful tools allow growers to easily summarize and analyze their results from past [...]
Goodbye 2019, Hello 2020
Every growing season provides us with an opportunity for learning, and 2019 was certainly no exception to this rule. Although we need to be [...]
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