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5 take-home lessons from soybeans in 2023 5 take-home lessons from soybeans in 2023

Soybean Watch: Here are key lessons learned or relearned through the 2023 season.

byTom J. Bechman

Dec 1, 2023|

2 Min Read

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Does your corn planter need upgrading?Does your corn planter need upgrading?

byTom J. Bechman

Nov 30, 2023

2 Min Read

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Save the barn, earn money too Save the barn, earn money too

byDarrell Boone

Nov 30, 2023

12 Slides

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Identify tool from farming days gone by Identify tool from farming days gone by

byTom J. Bechman

Nov 30, 2023

1 Min Read

Kyle Mohler presenting to a crowd in front of a corn field

Breakthrough crop tech in pipeline Breakthrough crop tech in pipeline

byTom J. Bechman

Nov 29, 2023

7 Slides

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3 lessons from the cornfield in 2023 3 lessons from the cornfield in 2023

byTom J. Bechman

Nov 28, 2023

3 Min Read

Market Overview

Contract	Last	Change	High	Low	Open	Last Trade
Mar 24 Corn	484.75	+2	489.5	478.75	482	07:19 PM
Mar 24 Oats	384.75	+14.75	387.5	374.5	374.5	07:19 PM
Jan 24 Class III Milk	16.31	+0.12	16.38	16.15	16.25	07:54 PM
Jan 24 Soybean	1325	-17.75	1343.5	1323.5	1342	07:19 PM
Jan 24 Feeder Cattle	214.425	-5.525	221.45	213.925	220	07:04 PM
Dec 23 Ethanol Futures	2.161	unch —	2.161	2.161	2.161	12:06 AM

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Corn following rye needs shot of nitrogen

Corn following rye needs shot of nitrogen

A soybean stalk and roots with red discoloration spots

Red crown rot found in Indiana soybeans

Red crown rot found in Indiana soybeans

byTom J. Bechman

A banner that reads Farmers Feeding the Flock, displayed in front of a crop field

Support grows for Farmers Feeding the Flock project

Support grows for Farmers Feeding the Flock project

byTom J. Bechman

2023 Indiana Master Farmers Marshall Martin and Jay Akridge (honorary), Scott Trennepohl, Tom Chalfant, Marty and Becky Evans, and Tom Schwenk

Time to nominate Indiana’s Master Farmers for 2024

Time to nominate Indiana’s Master Farmers for 2024

byTom J. Bechman

A view between two corn rows in a field with yellowing leaves

Test biological nitrogen products on small scale

Test biological nitrogen products on small scale

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Crop Protection

Buy a drone or hire odd areas sprayed?

Buy a drone or hire odd areas sprayed?

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Drowning ‘the bear’ in water

Drowning ‘the bear’ in water

byTom J. Bechman

A small plant emerging out of the soil next to a larger plant

Think more than yield when lowering seeding rates

Think more than yield when lowering seeding rates

Young soybean plants growing in a no-till field

Match seed treatment decision to each field

Match seed treatment decision to each field

Cover crops emerging through stubble

How well did you manage crop residue this fall?

How well did you manage crop residue this fall?

A close-up of a yield monitor showing data from a cornfield

Experts explain high yields despite tough season

Experts explain high yields despite tough season

byTom J. Bechman

Grain bins near a barn

What does a strong balance sheet look like?

What does a strong balance sheet look like?

byMichael Langemeier

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Sustainability in life and farming

Sustainability in life and farming

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Names in the news

Tony Vyn leaves his mark as time at Purdue wraps up

Tony Vyn leaves his mark as time at Purdue wraps up

farmland being converted into a solar farm

More people call out solar farms as threat to prime farmland

More people call out solar farms as threat to prime farmland

byTom J. Bechman

Steve Gauck holding soybean plants in each hand with a soybean field behind him

Even dead weeds take a toll

Even dead weeds take a toll

byTom J. Bechman

An early 20th century laundry stove and copper boiler

Where is the Farm Spouse 101 class?

Where is the Farm Spouse 101 class?

bySusan Hayhurst

A soybean field with a Z Series sign

Pioneer introduces Z-Series soybeans

Pioneer introduces Z-Series soybeans

byTom J. Bechman

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Weather better predictor of crop response than management zones

Weather better predictor of crop response than management zones

byTom J. Bechman

people harvesting pumpkins with a red tractor

Kurtz Family Farmstead more than corn, soybeans

Kurtz Family Farmstead more than corn, soybeans

Blaine Wagner, Indiana FFA southern region vice president

‘Learning about research by doing’ in FFA

‘Learning about research by doing’ in FFA

Bernie Engel, Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture at Purdue

Names in the news

Extension, recruitment top of mind for Bernie Engel

Extension, recruitment top of mind for Bernie Engel

Three corn ears of varying lengths

Ear size can be deceiving

Ear size can be deceiving

byTom J. Bechman

A cornfield with young plants

Did wildfire smoke cause corn to mature late?

Did wildfire smoke cause corn to mature late?

byTom J. Bechman

A close-up of a corn leaf covered with black dots indicating tar spot

Good microbes could help fight tar spot

Good microbes could help fight tar spot

byTom J. Bechman

An old wooden barn on a farm

Tips for preserving historic barns

Tips for preserving historic barns

byDarrell Boone

A tractor and planter in a field

Premium custom-farming service should be rewarded

Premium custom-farming service should be rewarded

A close-up of a hand holding a clump of soil with roots sticking out

How quickly will biocontrols become mainstream?

How quickly will biocontrols become mainstream?

byTom J. Bechman

A green auger stretches over a soybean field being harvested

Timely planting, access to water crucial to yield

Timely planting, access to water crucial to yield

byTom J. Bechman

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Chalk this day up to the bear

Chalk this day up to the bear

byTom J. Bechman

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