NEXT WEEK: ILLINOIS 4R FIELD TALK

Join ISA and Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association on September 5 at Richland Community College for the Illinois 4R Field Talk. Secure your spot today to participate in discussions on 4Rs management, cover crop management and seeding application, corn nutrient placement and more. 

 ISA FOCUSED ON PROFITABILITY AND PRODUCTION

Soybean growers are facing many challenges on top of declining commodity prices. In a recent article from Brownfield Ag News, ISA Chairman Ron Kindred highlights ISA’s focus on profitability and production as the organization celebrates its 60^th anniversary. 

HIGH SOYBEAN FOLIAR DISEASE ALERT IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

In this Field Advsior blog post, Dr. Jason Bond and Dr. Ahmad Fakhoury of Southern Illinois University (SIU) share recent observations of frogeye leaf spot and sudden death syndrome in soybeans at SIU research sites. 

 COVER CROP SEEDING ROBOTS IN ACTION

While harvest is still weeks away, robots have been planting cover crops in Illinois for a couple of weeks. Earlier this month, attendees of the ISA Field Talk at Heartland Community College got to see the Model 3 robot for seeding cover crops in action. 

 They say a picture is worth a thousand words—so let’s dive in! Check out the video version of the Field Advisor podcast as the IL Soy Envoys share their most intriguing photos from the 2024 growing season and discuss what’s happening in each shot and the lessons they learned along the way.