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Spring Planting Decisions
If it stays dry this spring, it may be advantageous to minimize or eliminate surface tillage this year. – James Hoorman, Hoorman Soil Health Services
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Crop Insurance and Planting Dates
“The most common question I have gotten this week is what is the earliest date I can plant with my crop insurance.” – Jason Williamson, of Williamson Crop Insurance
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Cover Crop Benefits and the Soybean Microbiome (Part 2)
As we measure changes in the fungal community, we are using a DNA based approach and extracting all the nucleic acids that are present in our soil sample, and then we use a sequencing technology to identify the specific group of fungi found in the soil.
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Cover Crop Benefits and the Soybean Microbiome
One research objective is to identify groups of microorganisms which consistently and positively correlate with soybean yield benefits within a corn-soybean rotation, that includes cereal rye and radish.
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Healthy Plants Create Healthy Soils
When plants are healthy, they transmit more energy into the soil in the form of root exudates and sugars to feed the microbes.
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Planting Green: The Effects on Weed Control and Soybean Yield
By Dusty Sonnenberg, CCA, Ohio Field Leader: a project of the Ohio Soybean Council and soybean checkoff. Weed control is one of the major challenges …
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Practices that Promote Birds, Bees, and Butterflies
The annual value of insect pollinated crops is $29 billion per year and about 80% of flowering plants need pollinators to survive.
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Plant Nutrient Availability
Nutrients can also be classified as how mobile they are in plant tissue.
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What is a Drought?
“Drought is not typically assigned in the winter months due to cooler temperatures, lower evaporation rates, and not having growing crops.”
Recent Content

Spring Planting Decisions
If it stays dry this spring, it may be advantageous to minimize or eliminate surface tillage this year. – James Hoorman, Hoorman Soil Health Services

Crop Insurance and Planting Dates
“The most common question I have gotten this week is what is the earliest date I can plant with my crop insurance.” – Jason Williamson, of Williamson Crop Insurance

Cover Crop Benefits and the Soybean Microbiome (Part 2)
As we measure changes in the fungal community, we are using a DNA based approach and extracting all the nucleic acids that are present in our soil sample, and then we use a sequencing technology to identify the specific group of fungi found in the soil.

Cover Crop Benefits and the Soybean Microbiome
One research objective is to identify groups of microorganisms which consistently and positively correlate with soybean yield benefits within a corn-soybean rotation, that includes cereal rye and radish.

Healthy Plants Create Healthy Soils
When plants are healthy, they transmit more energy into the soil in the form of root exudates and sugars to feed the microbes.

Planting Green: The Effects on Weed Control and Soybean Yield
By Dusty Sonnenberg, CCA, Ohio Field Leader: a project of the Ohio Soybean Council and soybean checkoff. Weed control is one of the major challenges …

Practices that Promote Birds, Bees, and Butterflies
The annual value of insect pollinated crops is $29 billion per year and about 80% of flowering plants need pollinators to survive.

Plant Nutrient Availability
Nutrients can also be classified as how mobile they are in plant tissue.

What is a Drought?
“Drought is not typically assigned in the winter months due to cooler temperatures, lower evaporation rates, and not having growing crops.”
YOUR CHECKOFF HELPS KEEP YOU AT THE CUTTING EDGE
As farming continues to change, it’s more important than ever for growers to stay on top of the latest agronomic research, technology trends and water quality best practices. That’s why the Ohio Soybean Council developed Field Leader, an online resource to give you access to the latest soybean checkoff research and water quality information to enhance your operation.