Soybeans

Become a better soybean grower with this agronomy advice on selecting the right seed; producing higher yields; and controlling disease, insects, and weeds.

Soybean maturity selection

Reduce your risk during the soybean growing season and at harvest time by choosing different maturity levels. This can also help increase yields.

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How to better select soybean varieties

When selecting soybean varieties, field history is a good place to start. Digital tools also exist to help farmers better place seed.

A Minnesota farmer stands in a field of green soybeans

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SCN favorite soil types

Soybean cyst nematode is devastating to soybean crops. It’s even worse if your soil type fits the pest’s favorite place to reproduce.

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All Around the Farm

At one time I had tools lying around everywhere, and my batteries were all mixed together. Then I built a 5-foot-long steel shelf, and now they’re all centered in one spot. Empty batteries go in the middle, and chargers with fully charged batteries are on top. Notched out 4-inch pipe holds my drill

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Successful Farming TV Show

RARE IH 7288 and 7488 Tractors

By Successful Farming TV Show

Dave Mowitz heads to Marshalltown, Iowa, to check out Gary Ballard’s 7288 and 7488 tractors

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Machinery Insider

The reverse engineered tractor

By Machinery Insider

Interesting Iron takes a look at tractors that were re-engineered to serve a new role.

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Vise attachment for hitch completes a shop on wheels

I realized that my farm’s service truck had all the tooling my shop had (a welder, torch, fuel supply, air, chop saws, grinders, etc.), but... read more