One of the most common objections we hear is: “This is the way we’ve always done it. I can’t take the risk of trying something new right now.” That mindset is always dangerous. But it felt less so when corn was $6 and beans were $14. Today, it can be fatal. Corn and soybean prices…
Simply put, you can’t fix a weak start. In-season inputs matter, but they can’t make up for early setbacks. If the plant struggles out of the gate, you’ve already lost yield you can’t get back. You only get one shot at emergence. Some of the most critical days of the plant’s life happen before you…
Seed treatment didn’t start with precision. It started with necessity. Early approaches were simple and crude. Powders were sprinkled. Liquids were splattered. Coverage depended on chance as seed moved toward the planter. Some seeds received too much. Others received too little. Many received none at all. Variability in dose and coverage were accepted as unavoidable…
Nitrogen is essential for high soybean yields. It is a building block for amino acids and chlorophyll that help the crop to thrive. Fixation is crucial and there are multiple management practices available to increase nodulation through seed treatment. A soybean plant has the ability to capture nitrogen through nodulation. Indeed, according to Iowa…
White mold is a common fungal pathogen found in soybeans that is caused by the sclerotinia sclerotiorum. The spores infect plants mainly through colonized blossoms, can prevent successful pod development and greatly depress yield. Importantly, the pathogen can be scattered back into the soil during harvest and survive over winter (and in certain cases for…