Nominations Now Open for 2025 Field Advisor Awards

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN FOR 2025 FIELD ADVISOR AWARDS

Nominations are now open for the 2025 Field Advisor Awards! The Master Adviser Award and the Dave Rahe Excellence in Soils Consulting Award recognize the outstanding contributions of Certified Crop Advisers (CCAs) in Illinois. If you know a CCA who stands out in their commitment to soybean farming and soil management, now is the time to nominate them! Nominations are open until October 11, 2024.

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JOIN ISG FOR THE HERBICIDE STRATEGY WEBINAR

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently introduced its final Herbicide Strategy, marking a significant shift in U.S. pesticide policy. For insights on how to navigate these changes, join Illinois Soybean Gowers (ISG) on October 2 at 7 a.m. for the Herbicide Strategy Webinar.

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A SUMMER OF TRADE VISITS

As the growing season comes to a close and harvest begins, ISA Market Development is wrapping up a busy trade visit season, having welcomed 14 teams from around the world directly to farmers’ fields and into our offices to share the story of Illinois soybeans. Check out the most recent Bean There Blog to learn more about the importance of these visits.

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A TALE OF TWO OILSEEDS

This recent article from farmdoc daily breaks down how soybean and peanut policy decisions made by Congress in 2002 have impacted farmers, highlighting the risks of outdated price thresholds in farm program payments. Click the button below to see how the current system could benefit from a fresh approach in this year’s Farm Bill.

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'DON'T LEARN SAFETY BY ACCIDENT' THEME OF SAFETY WEEK

National Farm Safety and Health Week aims to create awareness of the high injury and fatality risk in agriculture, promote safety and provide updates on new safety initiatives. “Don’t learn safety by accident,” is the theme for this year to focus on preventive education.

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In this episode of the Field Advisor podcast, the Illinois Soy Envoys share early harvest reports and concerns from the field. They report seeing a wide range of yields, and despite some wet areas, are expecting a big 2024 crop.

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