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ILSoyAdvisor Soy Envoys recapped the top agronomic challenges of 2024 and what potentially lies ahead for 2025 in an Illinois Soybean Association Field Advisor podcast.

Soybean farmers have benefited from decades of checkoff-funded research that’s pushed yields, and now a program is taking those efforts to the next level.

Examples of typical and not-so-common cover crops used in corn and soybean rotations were featured in a recent plot tour on the Farm Progress Show grounds.

Mark Seib, a grain farmer in southern Indiana, has finished soybean harvest and is closing in on corn.

This St. Joseph County village with a population of 2,076 is touted as the “Seed Corn Capital of the World” and the site of Bayer’s largest seed corn production facility.

Warm, dry weather is helping farmers in northern Illinois to quickly harvest corn and soybeans with little need to run the crops through a dryer prior to storage.

FFA students can explore future job opportunities at the National FFA Convention, thanks to Career Success Tours.

Getting a jump-start on fieldwork in preparation for next year’s planting season can set you up for success, according to AgriGold Agronomist Jacob Gehrls.

Beck’s is expanding its research network after acquiring the BASF Research Station in Beaver Crossing in east-central Nebraska — now called the Beck’s Goehner West Research Station.

We have all but finished our harvest for the year. Corn chopping went extremely smooth with no rain delays and to my recollection only one truck needing pulled all season long — surely a record.

Over its 50-year history, the Illinois Stewardship Alliance’s causes may have shifted, but it has never lost its focus on advocating for local farmers and communities.

We harvested my two corn test plots. Technically, this is a corn-on-soybean plot because we broke the cycle of corn-on-corn last year. Both of my companies — LG Seeds and Golden Harvest — are helping.

Seed Genetics Direct LLC announced the addition of Doug Dierksheide as northwest Ohio area seedsman.

Bayer’s national flagship brand DEKALB announced its new partnership as the official corn seed of the “Field of Dreams” movie site.

Bayer unveiled FieldView Drive 2.0, a small plug-and-play device that farmers can use to connect, monitor and record activities across different farm equipment types and brands.

The DEKALB and Asgrow seed brands are introducing new products for 2025 that offer Illinois farmers high performance potential with advanced protection against yield-robbing pests.

The DEKALB and Asgrow seed brands are introducing new products for 2025 that offer Indiana farmers high performance potential with advanced protection against yield-robbing pests.

As you make your way through another busy harvest, it’s important to record your field observations in order to make informed decisions for next year’s product selections.

Bayer announced that Channel Seed, a trusted provider of elite seed products, joined the Bayer PLUS Rewards 2025 program.

Farmers should consider stalk quality as they decide which cornfields to harvest first.

As you make your way through another busy harvest, it’s important to record your field observations in order to make informed decisions for next year’s product selections.

Corn harvest started on the Rahn farm at the middle of September, which is typical for them.

Beef production spans generations in the Hanson and Kuipers family in Iroquois County where they operate a forage-based program utilizing a paddock grazing system along with growing corn, soybeans and wheat.

When Doug Hanson returned to his home county to teach high school agriculture in 2001, he saw a trend in the local economy and wanted to try to make a difference.

Rain at the end of August was good timing for the double-crop soybeans growing in northern Illinois.

Purdue University researchers have developed a new sorghum trait that is safe for livestock and preferred by animals.

In a rapidly evolving agricultural landscape, the role of a government affairs advocate is more critical than ever. Kala Jenkins has spent the past year navigating the intricate world of agricultural policy and advocacy.

As harvest season approaches in northern Indiana, farmers like Clay Geyer are preparing their equipment and fields for the crucial months ahead.

AgriGold agronomist Ron Roling knows a thing or two about corn rootworm. He’s from eastern Iowa, the self-proclaimed corn rootworm capital of the world.

Scott Beck, president of Beck’s Hybrids, was elected central regional vice president of the American Seed Trade Association, where he will represent five states — Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin — for a three-year term.

I have a drive shaft problem on one of my Roof Palomino mowers that I’m trying to get it fixed and have it ready to go for the Threshermen’s Reunion.

Wheat is strategically planted on the Rahn farm to provide opportunities for manure applications and tiling projects.

Golden Harvest and GHX spokespeople will be available at the 2024 Farm Progress Show, Aug. 27-29 in Boone, Iowa, to provide details on new 2025 corn hybrids and soybean varieties.

Wintersteiger will present its latest technology designed to meet the needs of agronomists and seed breeders at this year’s Farm Progress Show, Aug. 27-29 in Boone, Iowa.

Providing improved seeds, tools and fertilizer along with training is changing the lives of farmers in Uganda through a project developed by Joe and Nathalie Schmidt.

Agronomists at Pioneer advise farmers to keep scouting fields in August, even as corn and soybeans rapidly mature.

Time is running out for Congress to pass a modernized farm bill this year. Families — on and off the farm — cannot afford a delay.

The corn rootworm is a billion-dollar bug that costs farmers significant losses in yield and revenue.

Bayer Crop Science researchers have been able to artificially inoculate tar spot in field test plots, a key step in helping to gain a deeper understanding of how to manage the disease.

Corteva Agriscience is not only innovating to ensure a safe, nutritious and affordable food supply. Employees are getting their hands dirty in a garden and donating the produce, honey and flowers to others in need.

Back-to-back storms delivered just enough rain to delay a second herbicide application, but plenty of other projects remain on Aaron Rients’ to-do list.

I’m putting up plot signs today. Test plots are a regular part of my farming operation, looking at both hybrid and variety performance, agronomic strategies and possibilities.

Soybeans face many challenges during the growing season that can impact yield potential. Crops undergo a series of vegetative and reproductive growth stages, each with unique developmental processes and stressors.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover from recent tornadoes, high winds and flooding in Illinois.

Soybeans face many challenges during the growing season that can impact yield potential.

For the third year in a row, Hoosier farmers broke a record for the number of conservation practices in the state, according to the Conservation Tillage Transect survey.

Wet and hot conditions in northern Illinois are impacting crop growth, as well as providing an opportunity for increased disease pressure this year.

Does your corn have stunted, yellowing plants along the edges of the field? If so, you’re not alone. It’s a common occurrence that agronomists call edge effect.

There has not been a major trait launched to manage soybean cyst nematodes in over six decades. Until now, that is.

After introducing the Nemasphere nematode resistance trait, the most groundbreaking innovation in soybean cyst nematode management in over 60 years, experts were questioned by Bryan Perry for BASF Agricultural Solutions.