Our very own Dr. Adam Davis, Dept. Head, kicking off the 2024 Nitrogen Use Efficiency Workshop this morning. Thanks to all sponsors who made this event possible and everybody that showed up! College of ACES Crop Sciences Illinois Extension

#ArticleAlert 🔖 Check out our latest #OpenAcces pub in Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management. We looked into how #Nitrogen fertilizer application at different timing impacts soybean yield across IL College of ACES Crop Sciences Illinois Extension @ILSoyAdvisor Illinois NREC doi.org/10.1002/cft2.2…

Protecting and maintaining the leaf area is crucial during the seed set stage of #soybean development. A. Licht explains some common misconceptions at this stage. Watch the full video for more management tips: youtube.com/watch?v=71NvQ-… #ScienceforSuccess

Few thoughts on soybeans as the season winds down Illinois Extension Crop Sciences farmdoc.illinois.edu/field-crop-pro…

Here's a bird's eye view of one of our desiccation timing trials in Illinois. Crop Sciences Illinois Extension Giovani Preza Fontes We hope this study will inform how farmers can maximize profitability while ensuring superior seed quality and composition. Expect a summary in 2025.

Registration is open! Science for Success is hosting a free two-part webinar series designed to tackle the biggest challenges in soybean production. This series is FREE and open to all. Register: soybeanscienceforsuccess.org/webinars-and-e… 1.0 CEU in Crop Mgmt

As we wait for better soil and weather conditions, here are a few considerations to keep in mind when deciding when to plant 🌽🌱. Illinois Extension Crop Sciences Science for Success farmdoc.illinois.edu/field-crop-pro…

Optimizing corn and soybean seeding rates in IL - what research is telling us Illinois Extension Crop Sciences farmdoc.illinois.edu/field-crop-pro…

It only took about a month! Our March 13 planted crops finally emerged earlier this week. Corn emergence looked good, but Soybean plants looked spotty in all plots; will estimate emergence% later next week. Illinois Extension Crop Sciences

Field update: plots are looking good in our planting date trial at Monmouth. First planting date when the soil was fit (not “mudding in”). Fourth and last planting date will be early June. 🌽 dates 4/15 - V6 5/6 - V3 5/17 - V1 Illinois Extension Crop Sciences

Field update 2nd yr of a project funded by Illinois Soybean Association exploring starter fertilizer strategies to minimize yield drags in conservation tillage systems. 📷: Conventional vs Strip till vs No till vs No till w/ N+S Illinois Extension Crop Sciences Field Advisor

Mid-May planted soybeans at V3 stage near St Peter, IL. Great stand. Nodules are starting to grow rapidly and begin fixing N around this time. Illinois Extension Field Advisor

Cooler-than-normal weather has delayed early-season crop growth in parts of the state. Soybeans planted April 22 in Warren Co began flowering with 4 trifoliates this week, while April 17 planting in Piatt Co hit flowering with 7 trifoliates Illinois Extension 📸: Federico Rolle

Planted in early May, this corn in Christian County is looking great! It's at V9-10 today, with the tassel developing quickly, but not yet visible. New leaves should appear every 2-3 days Illinois Extension

🌽 Mid-May planted #corn is around V12 at South Farm near Urbana. At this stage, kernel row number is set and the tassel is developing rapidly. Another 2-3 weeks for pollination Illinois Extension

Strip-till matched conventional yields in IL soybean trials—see how row spacing and starter N+S helped improve performance in conservation systems. This Illinois Soybean Association checkoff-funded study was led by Giovani Preza Fontes at UIUC and along with SIU. fieldadvisor.org/can-conservati…

With most soybean fields entering reproductive stages, the perennial question returns: Can N fertilizer boost yield? 🌱 A new post reviews multi-year field trials across Illinois and what we found. Full results & takeaways 👉 farmdoc.illinois.edu/field-crop-pro… Illinois Extension College of ACES

Illinois research confirms that most soybean fields are unlikely to benefit agronomically — and even less likely economically — from nitrogen fertilizer applications. Giovani Preza Fontes fieldadvisor.org/nitrogen-ferti…