The Genetics Edition
MARCH 2026 | VOLUME 6, ISSUE 5
This ISA Checkoff-funded research project evaluates whether growers can maintain soybean productivity when using practices that protect soil and reduce erosion risk.
By Federico Rolle, graduate student, University of Illinois, and Dr. Giovani Preza Fontes, Assistant Professor & Field Crops Extension Agronomist, University of Illinois
ISA Perspectives
Plant 2026 is fast approaching, and farmers have many decisions ahead that can help makethis year more profitable.
By David Wessel, ISA At-Large Director
Read more about ISA's project highlights, program developments and what's ahead.
By IL Field & Bean Team
ISA's On-Farm Trial Network works directly with farmers across the state to develop research and protocols that address significant production concerns.
By Deanna Burkhart, ISA Agronomic Services Manager
Hosted by SSGA and co-sponsored by ISA, Transportation Go! is the premier conference representing identity preserved, value-added agriculture supply chain stakeholders.
By IL Field & Bean Team
The 2025 Soybean Summit is an expanded, two-day event designed to provide Illinois farmers with timely updates on a number of issues. Step inside!
By IL Field & Bean Team
Queen of the Field Meal, Deanne Frieders shares some of her favorite farmhouse holiday recipes.
By IL Field & Bean Team
Don Guinnip, Clark County farmer, proposes that a sound, farmer-directed wheat program is good economically, environmentally, socially and politically.
By Don Guinnip
Recently, your Illinois soybean checkof was pleased to donate seven pallets - nearly ...
By IL Field & Bean Team
Today's smart farming starts not just with precision technology but also with a new approach to financial management.
By Joli A. Hohenstein
We're here to support you. Explore the many ways the ISA Agronomy Team can help maximize your on-farm productivity.
By Stacy Zuber, Ph.D., ISA Research Data Scientist
Soil health mindset underpins efforts to boost productivity, sustainability and resilience.
By IL Field & Bean Team
Although it’s generally a growing part of every year’s crop budget, innovation is often an early exit from farmers’ wish lists in years when crop revenue slips and budgets tighten. Here's how to balance tech resources with reality.
By IL Field & Bean Team
Experts share tips for equipment, marketing and sustainability over the long winter months.
By IL Field & Bean Team
Join the ISA Agronomy Team at the Field Advisor Forum—a day dedicated to learning how your checkoff dollars are funding impactful agronomic research in Illinois and providing data-driven solutions for your farm.
By Stephanie Porter
ISA's newly updated Field Advisor platform brings the latest on-farm research together with weekly agronomic insights and news to help your operation improve yield and profitability.
By Jennifer Jones
Learn more about an emerging partnership between ISA and the Peoria-based National Center for Agricultural Utilization, a 270,000-sq.-ft. research facility that employs nearly 200 people including 75 Ph.D. scientists.
By IL Field & Bean Team
Less than two years since its launch, this program boasts more than 63 Sustainably Certified products, each of which must meet the standards outlined by the USDA’s BioPreferred® Program.
By IL Field & Bean Team
As more companies and consumers embrace soy, eco-friendly solutions will increasingly become the norm rather than the exception.
By Jaidyn Miller
Explore how St. Lawrence Seaway could get more Illinois soy to Europe.
By Eileen Pabst, ISA International Markets Manager, and Tim Rendall, ISA Domestic Markets Manager
Discover why U.S. soy is the best choice for animal agriculture worldwide.
By Emma Peters, ISA International Markets Coordinator
A new study commissioned by ISA examines why investing in Illinois' rural bridges is critical to maintaining our competitive role in the global marketplace.
By Todd Main, ISA Director of Market Development
The challenges farmers face every single day are tedious and time-consuming.
By IL Field & Bean Team
Join ISA Public Policy Manager Collin Cisco for an exploration of both federal and state estate taxes and learn how Illinois farmers should prepare.
By Collin Cisco