Biologicals on Soybean: Don’t go Blind, be Bright!
The “one size fits all” use of biological products may not be the perfect fit for your fields. Join Dr. Vitor Rampazzo Favoretto to understand the different types of biologicals, what they do in the plant, and how you can tailor technology for higher quality and yields.
Using Multispectral Platforms to Manage Soybean Cyst Nematode
Continuing research from the past two years, Dr. Jason Bond and team aim to extend greenhouse trials to better understand the relationship between SCN infestation and soybean phenology, and expand image analyses with both supervised and unsupervised classification methods.
Why Seed Treatment on Soybeans?
Planters are hitting the ground around Illinois. ISA Outreach Agronomist, Stephanie Porter, shares her perspective on soybean seed treatment and how it affects disease, insect pressure, planting population, and more.
Illinois Soybean Assoc. Seeks Request for Proposals
The annual Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) Request for Proposals is open and accepting submissions to conduct work with checkoff funded dollars for fiscal year 2024.
2023 Soybean Summit Recap
Did you miss this year’s Soybean Summit? Check out the video event recap!
Higher Resolution: Utilizing Broad Data Collection for Better On-Farm Accuracy
Photos taken before the smartphone era have significantly lower quality and resolution than what’s possible with the latest mobile devices.
Higher Resolution: Utilizing Broad Data Collection for Better On-Farm Accuracy
ISA At-Large Director Brady Holst tells us how utilizing data to analyze all parts of a business can help in your decision making.
Welcome New Precision Conservation Management Specialist
Frank Rademacher is the newest edition to the PCM team and heard about the position because he himself has been a part of PCM for several years and seen, firsthand, the benefits of the program. After graduating from the U of I in 2018 with a degree in Crop Science, he started farming with his father and helped transition their operation to 100% no-till, cover crops, and non-GMO. “I’m excited to use my agronomy background and on-farm experience to help maximize the success of the PCM farmers,” Frank says. Frank enjoys the variety farming brings – combining biology, chemistry, [...]
Viewing Your Yield Data Through Different Lenses
As harvest begins to wrap up and our minds shift towards next year, for many of us that brings opportunity, optimism, and perhaps a bit of concern. With rising input costs, we as growers are going to be forced to make some tough decisions between economics and agronomics. As an agronomic consultant and grower myself, when those decisions come up for our operation, I look to my yield data to help guide me. Sometimes it takes looking at our yield data through different lenses though to help make those decisions. (For reference, I am using AgLeader SMS Advanced as [...]
Drive Harvest Profitability with Digital
It’s gettin’ busy in the Midwest. When it comes to harvest, no one knows your land and crops better than you. But don’t forget to dig into your data. On average, U.S. corn and soybean farms generate more than 2,500 data records during a typical 10-month growing season. The data captured this season, and years past, can take you well beyond last year’s yield and this year’s growing conditions and provide invaluable insights to prioritize decisions before, during and after harvest. Digital tools like Granular Insights™ make it easy for farmers to tap into the often siloed data on [...]
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