Production Stories
In humans, high blood pressure is often called the silent killer. Its visible signs are not apparent until it’s too late. And likewise for soybeans – they have their own silent killer, the soybean cyst nematode (SCN). Growers think they’re...
The Iowa Soybean Association On-Farm Network® uses aerial imagery to detect differences between specific areas within fields, such as determining areas of nitrogen sufficiency and deficiency in corn, or between one treatment and another in...
Iowa State University’s three-pronged approach to combating Sudden Death Syndrome, or SDS, is bringing new hope in the war against Fusarium virguliforme. In-depth research on the behavior of the fungus, molecular-level study of the interaction...
The past couple of years of unpredictable weather, relentless spring storms and summer hot spells may well be a harbinger of seasons to come – a new reality of extreme weather conditions that will likely change the way you farm.“We’re seeing a shift...
Every grower knows that yield varies across the field. We can easily map the differences with yield monitors. But estimating soybean yield is more difficult than estimating corn yield. To better understand the reasons for this variation, we...
Those who know me know that I recommend that growers conduct evaluations on their own farms when making decisions about new crop production products or methods. There are some situations, though, when you probably need to act before you see...
Don Sandell takes to the sky to get bird’s eye view of his crops at Fort Dodge. Flying a Six Chuter Legend Powered Parachute, Sandell has used his love of flying to see the big picture (and small details) of his soybean operation since 2005.1....
Can I apply manure in winter?” “What do I do if someone turns me in for herbicide drift?”Farmers with questions like these now have an online resource they can turn to for answers that are both easy to find and easy to read.Organized in a question...
Unlike the many bee-pollinated fruit and vegetable crops, soybeans are self-pollinated. Still, intriguing clues are surfacing that hint at links between healthy pollinator populations and soybean production.“Soybeans are bred to be self-pollinating...
In rural America we are observing a growing friction between an increasingly abundant and productive agricultural sector on one hand, and a rural infrastructure that is ill-equipped to accommodate it. While yields are projected to increase...
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