2021 Weed Control Guide Now Available
The 2021 Weed Control Guide for Ohio, Indiana and Illinois contains 236 pages of weed management information, including weed response…
Make Sure You Know ALL the Changes for 2021 Dicamba Applications in Soybean
In late October 2020, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) announced new five-year registrations for the dicamba-containing products…
Coming soon… CropFlix! Your 2021 Virtual Crop Management Conference
Registration is now open for CropFlix, the virtual iteration of the 2021 Illinois Crop Management Conference. CropFlix will…
Extending grazing days will keep profits within reach
Cow/calf producers can significantly reduce costs by extending the grazing season, delaying feeding of purchased feeds. Common sense and research…
Soil temperatures and fall ammonia application
As we indicated in a recent Bulletin article, nitrogen applied as anhydrous ammonia in the fall is an effective source…
2020 Insect Numbers Low in Many Areas of the State
Despite the chaos that 2020 has brought us, the Illinois statewide corn and soybean insect survey was completed this past…
Is Fall a Good Time to Apply Nitrogen?
Applying anhydrous ammonia in the fall to provide N to the corn crop the following year has a long history…
Midwestern Hemp Database: A New Tool for Hemp Growers
A “new” crop to Midwestern agriculture, best management practices (BMPs) and varietal performance of industrial hemp have yet to be…
Wrapping Up Insect Management for the Year: Pod and Seed Feeding in Soybean
In terms of insect management, we are pretty close to the finish line for corn and soybean in Illinois. However,…
Assessing Corn Rootworm Damage – Now is the Time
Corn rootworm activity, in general, appears higher in much of Illinois than it has been for the last several years.…
Weather and the 2020 Illinois Corn and Soybean Crops
What a difference July rainfall makes. The U.S. Drought Map based on data through July 28 showed that only six…