Weekly Update: 01.19.23

ILSOYADVISOR FARMER RESEARCH INTEREST SURVEY

Are you a farmer, landowner, or someone who works closely with farmers in Illinois? We need your input! Fill out our 2023 Farmer Research Interest Survey to help us get answers for your agronomic questions to better support you and your operation.

ISA LAUNCHES PROJECT “BROADBAND BREAKTHROUGH”

ISA hosted the kickoff meeting of Project “Broadband Breakthrough” last week at the Bloomington office. Representatives from five selected counties – McLean, Edgar, Schuyler, Hancock, and Ogle – met to learn more about getting affordable rural broadband access for their counties.

APPLY TODAY TO BE AN ILSOYADVISOR SOY ENVOY

ISA is seeking soybean industry experts! Apply today to be an ILSoyAdvisor Soy Envoy. Beginning March 2023 through October, these individuals will support Illinois soybean farmers in their goals of increasing yields and profits while minimizing environmental impact.

MANAGING WEEDS IN EARLY-PLANTED SOYBEANS

With the support of ISA, weed specialist Aaron Hager is exploring herbicide management in early-planted soybeans. The field trials, conducted at four locations in Illinois, included at-planting applications of residual herbicide at both full and half rates, and a control strip of no herbicide.

In the latest By Association podcast episode, Rachel and Betsy check in with Roberta Simpson-Dolbeare, Illinois soybean farmer and Chair of the American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health Program, which is dedicated to connecting trade and development across global markets.