Growing Soybeans - Crop Quest https://www.cropquest.com/category/growing-soybeans/ Your Crop Consultant & Farm Advisor Fri, 21 Jun 2024 14:47:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://www.cropquest.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-MicrosoftTeams-image-83-32x32.png Growing Soybeans - Crop Quest https://www.cropquest.com/category/growing-soybeans/ 32 32 54738598 Managing Iron Chlorosis in Soybeans https://www.cropquest.com/managing-iron-chlorosis-in-soybeans/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:59:07 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=11434 At-planting EDDHA Chelated Iron treatment vs check with no Iron added shows dramatic results in severely deficient soils. Iron Deficiency Chlorosis (IDC) in soybeans is a significant concern for soybean growers, as it can lead to substantial yield losses. This physiological disorder is characterized by the inability of soybean plants to uptake sufficient [...]

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]]> 11434 Grower Focus: Take-Aways from Randy Dowdy https://www.cropquest.com/grower-focus-take-aways/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:30:32 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=8060 If you attended our Grower Focus event on February 7, you heard Randy Dowdy, National Corn and Soybean Yield Record Setter visit about the importance of timing and attention to detail. We had a large crowd join us at Grower Focus. We wanted to emphasize a few of the key points that Randy [...]

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]]> 8060 A New Tool in Insect Resistance Management https://www.cropquest.com/a-new-tool-in-insect-resistance-management/ Fri, 01 Mar 2019 20:45:13 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=7119 Battling resistance is rapidly becoming one of the most challenging hurdles facing agriculture. Often the term resistance is associated with weeds and the herbicides that no longer control them. The challenge is just as real with insect populations becoming resistant to traditional insecticides. The industry is also seeing regulatory bodies putting pressure on widely utilized [...]

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]]> 7119 New Dicamba Rules Coming For 2018 Include TRAINING and CERTIFICATION https://www.cropquest.com/dicamba-rules-2018/ Wed, 15 Nov 2017 10:14:01 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=5704 The long-awaited genes that have been bred into soybeans and cotton to allow the use of dicamba over-the-top of these crops got off to a rocky start in 2017.  Whether all the cases of ‘off-site’ dicamba damage were truly from the increased use of dicamba during the growing season, the EPA and the states are [...]

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]]> 5704 When Average Won’t Cut It – Variable Rate Soygreen Application https://www.cropquest.com/soygreen-application/ Sat, 15 Apr 2017 08:00:26 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=5138 The current commodity prices have growers everywhere going through their crop budgets with a fine-toothed comb.  Finding a trusted advisor to make sure expenses are managed properly is important in this environment.  With slim margins, average isn't going to cut it in 2017.  It's going to take exceptional management during these difficult times to sustain [...]

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]]> 5138 Making The Most Of Your Herbicides https://www.cropquest.com/herbicides/ Thu, 15 Sep 2016 08:00:17 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=4942 Controlling weeds is becoming a difficult and expensive task. A common assumption made when a group of weeds are not killed by a herbicide application is that the weeds are resistant. While weed herbicide resistance is unfortunately common, other factors can play a role. The weather is a huge variable in farming which directly affects [...]

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]]> 4942 Considerations For Double Crop Soybeans https://www.cropquest.com/double-crop-soybeans/ Wed, 15 Jun 2016 08:00:13 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=4819 With the recent uptrend in soybean prices, many producers are showing more incentive to plant double crop (DC) soybeans following irrigated wheat this season. Recent rainfall and milder temperatures have allowed many producers to save a significant amount of water during the flowering and grain fill stages of their wheat crop. In southwest and south [...]

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]]> 4819 Dealing With Pill Bugs In No-till Soybeans https://www.cropquest.com/pill-bugs/ Wed, 01 Jun 2016 08:00:10 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=4806 Pill bugs have become an issue in south central Kansas as we have transitioned away from tillage into no-till on our irrigated fields. Excess residue on the soil surface has created a perfect environment for pill bugs to thrive.  Pill bugs like moisture and cover, as they do not like to be exposed to direct [...]

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]]> 4806 Avoiding Insect And Weed Issues In Soybeans https://www.cropquest.com/issues-in-soybeans/ Wed, 01 May 2013 08:00:26 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=1827 Soybeans are a great option for producers to utilize in rotation.  Soybeans are not only good for the soil, they are also a good option to clean up fields for other crops in a rotation situation. To avoid weed pressure concerns, producers in Northeast Kansas tend to practice preventive treatments in the fall and early [...]

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