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Jason Haegele

Uncover Hidden Nutrient Deficiencies with Tissue Testing

Are you able to look at a plant and know exactly which nutrients might be limiting yield this growing season? In some cases, a soybean plant may be deficient in a specific nutrient and exhibit visual symptoms characteristic of that nutrient deficiency. For example, it is not uncommon to observe chlorotic or yellow leaf margins when potassium is limiting a crop. In many situations, however, visual symptoms may not be present, but one or more nutrients may potentially be limiting the growth and yield of the crop. Tissue testing is an approach that can be used to uncover these [...]

By |June 14, 2020|

PODCAST: Soybean Management in the 2020 Growing Season

CCA Soy Envoy, Jason Haegele, joins the show as we dive into how soybean mangement decisions have shifted since the planting season began. Outside forces including the weather, market and COVID-19 may be reason for you to change your crop plan. ILSoyAdvisor Podcasts · Soybean Management in the 2020 Growing Season

By |May 27, 2020|

Making Impactful Crop Management Decisions in a Challenging Economy

It is no secret that agriculture faces many head winds in 2020. The effects of COVID-19, large carryover forecasts, continually evolving trade relationships and a volatile oil market shape supply and demand for key commodities—like soybeans—on a daily basis. For the foreseeable future soybean prices are expected to be less than $9 per bushel, causing many growers to re-evaluate their crop budgets and input decisions that will affect yield and profitability in 2020. Let us consider a few factors for making profitable agronomic management decisions this season: When can soybean yields be affected most by crop management decisions? Everything [...]

By |May 15, 2020|

Which Nutrient Does Your Soybean Crop Crave?

What is the most important nutrient for a soybean crop? Depending on who you ask, potassium, nitrogen or manganese might be the answers you receive, but it is really a trick question. There are 17 nutrients required by plants to carry out the essential biological functions that ultimately lead to a harvestable crop. While they are required in different amounts, your soybean crop craves them all. Essential nutrients include those that we think about frequently, like nitrogen, as well as micronutrients, including nickel, that are required in such miniscule amounts that we rarely consider supplying them as a fertilizer. [...]

By |April 10, 2020|

Are My Soybeans Turning Or Is That a Disease I See?

As I drive through southeastern Illinois, I see very few soybean fields that have started to turn. This is due in part to the late planting season and in part to the soybean maturities most common to this region. I have, however, seen a few fields with the characteristic yellowing of Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS). Questions were raised early in the season as to whether or not this disease would be prevalent in 2019 and it turns out we are starting to see it show up in many soybean fields across the state. Causes and Development SDS is a [...]

By |September 16, 2019|

Plant & Soil: Investing in Potassium Is Profitable

Soybeans require a lot of potassium, about 170 lbs. to produce 70 bushels. The soil either has a sufficient reserve or it doesn’t. And recent evidence points to increasingly insufficient reserves. Potassium levels have been dropping due to greater crop removal, while replacement rates haven’t compensated for this greater withdraw. The reality—soil test levels for potassium are increasingly below critical values. Robert Mullen, agronomist with the Potash Corporation agrees soil test levels for potassium (K) are trending down and that investing in more potassium is a good decision. “The case we often make is that sound agronomic decisions usually [...]

By |April 9, 2015|
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