August is here, and as farmers prep for harvest and cover crop planting, many question the best planting date and seeding rate for cereal rye or clover. Nathan Johanning is running field trials, funded by Illinois Soybean Association, to answer these questions. ilsoyadvisor.com/what-is-the-id…

If you are attending the National Strip-Till Conference in Madison, WI this week, I would be honored to present some of the data to you from our first strip-tillage trial in the Crop Physiology Lab! If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to come find me!

30% through root digs…

Miss our Field Day? No problem! Thanks to Stu Ellis for filming the event for us! Field Day Videos, along with other select webinars and podcasts can be found on our website: cropphysiology.cropsci.illinois.edu/extension-reso…

Second podcast of two recorded with Sean Blomgren and Andrew Penney. Great hosts and agronomists, even better conversation.

They said the job was to operate a planter, not a space ship….

This is a wrap. The organizing committee extends heartfelt thanks to all the supporting hands that made this event a tremendous success. We appreciate our sponsors, the Department of Crop Sciences, and all the participants. We look forward to seeing you again next year. #PSS_UIUC

SSSAJ article alert!📢 Soybean planting date affects the relationships between soil test values and grain yield doi.org/10.1002/saj2.2… #OpenAccess study by Loman, Sible & Below Crop Sciences College of ACES