Field Advisor

@FieldAdvisor

The source for agronomic info and on-farm research to improve yield and profitability. 🌱 Funded by the @ILSoybean Checkoff. Email [email protected]

Illinois, USA

Joined April 2016

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Field Advisor@FieldAdvisor · Jul 25

Corn disease pressure is on the rise as Stephanie Porter, CCA, shares what to watch for, how late to spray and how to avoid misdiagnoses. fieldadvisor.org/keeping-corn-d…

FieldAdvisor's tweet card. As I sit in my home office, catching up on office work during the blazing heat, I’ve been hearing the constant buzzing of an “air tractor” making timely fungicide applications at corn growth stages...

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Field Advisor@FieldAdvisor · Jul 24

Cover cropping before soybeans? @SoybeanScience1 has a great resource highlighting benefits, challenges, and best management practices. Check it out below 👇

FieldAdvisor's tweet image. Cover cropping before soybeans?

@SoybeanScience1 has a great resource highlighting benefits, challenges, and best management practices.

Check it out below 👇

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Field Advisor@FieldAdvisor · Jul 25

Planting cover crops earlier in the fall consistently boosted biomass, but researchers found it can also impact soybean yield depending on termination timing and pest pressure. Find the full results from this @ILSoybean checkoff-funded study. fieldadvisor.org/whats-new-and-…

FieldAdvisor's tweet card. With more Illinois farmers integrating cover crops into their corn and soybean rotations, one question continues to surface: how much does planting date really matter? According to Illinois Extension...

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Field Advisor@FieldAdvisor · Jul 25

Red crown rot has reappeared in Shelby County—detected in the same fields where it was identified two years ago. These images were taken by Illinois plant pathologist Dr. Boris Camiletti, who is testing drone and satellite imagery to support early disease detection. This…

FieldAdvisor's tweet image. Red crown rot has reappeared in Shelby County—detected in the same fields where it was identified two years ago.

These images were taken by Illinois plant pathologist Dr. Boris Camiletti, who is testing drone and satellite imagery to support early disease detection.

This…

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Field Advisor@FieldAdvisor · Jul 25

Crop report from @agronomy1st on July 23rd in Henry County: "Corn and soybeans have benefited from July rainfall. Both continue to progress quickly, with growing degree days maxing out. Various leaf diseases are present in corn, including gray leaf spot and northern corn leaf…

FieldAdvisor's tweet image. Crop report from @agronomy1st on July 23rd in Henry County:

"Corn and soybeans have benefited from July rainfall. Both continue to progress quickly, with growing degree days maxing out. Various leaf diseases are present in corn, including gray leaf spot and northern corn leaf…

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Field Advisor@FieldAdvisor · Jul 24

From @farmdocDaily: Red crown rot symptoms are surfacing in Illinois soybeans—scout now to identify and manage this emerging threat. fieldadvisor.org/red-crown-rot-…

FieldAdvisor's tweet card. Camiletti, B.. "Red Crown Rot Symptoms Emerging in Illinois Soybeans." Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, July 21, 2025. Symptoms of Red Crown Rot (RCR), caused...

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Field Advisor@FieldAdvisor · Jul 24

Crop report from IL Soy Envoy Torey Colburn on July 23rd in LaSalle County: "The area is still behind on moisture, but rains over the weekend have certainly helped reduce some stress during this critical period for both corn and soybeans. Early-planted soybeans are setting pods…

FieldAdvisor's tweet image. Crop report from IL Soy Envoy Torey Colburn on July 23rd in LaSalle County:

"The area is still behind on moisture, but rains over the weekend have certainly helped reduce some stress during this critical period for both corn and soybeans. Early-planted soybeans are setting pods…

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Field Advisor@FieldAdvisor · Jul 24

Darby Danzl recaps the 2025 @BRANDT_co Agronomy Day, highlighting practical takeaways and strategies to help farmers grow higher-yielding soybeans. fieldadvisor.org/inside-the-202…

FieldAdvisor's tweet card. With beans flowering and corn tasseling across central Illinois, it’s that time of year when farmers start asking: Are we on track for a high-yielding season? High-yielding corn and soybeans were...

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Field Advisor@FieldAdvisor · Jul 23

🎙️ Stephanie Porter from @ILSoybean joins the Backroads of Illinois Podcast with Cesar Delgado to talk SDS in soybeans and field conditions across central Illinois. Tune in here: youtu.be/G1fDnyyk9d0?si…

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University of Illinois@UofIllinois · Jul 22

Inside a cold vault at the University of #ILLINOIS, researchers are safeguarding 23,000+ soybean varieties – the world’s only public soybean seed bank. It’s meticulous work that protects global food security, one seed at a time. 🔶🔷

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Field Advisor@FieldAdvisor · Jul 23

Crop report from IL Soy Envoy Seth Wiley on July 21st in DeKalb County: "April-planted beans are at R3–R4; early May-planted beans are at late R2. I haven’t seen much disease in soybeans other than the normal leaf blight. Japanese beetles and grasshoppers are in the bean fields…

FieldAdvisor's tweet image. Crop report from IL Soy Envoy Seth Wiley on July 21st in DeKalb County:

"April-planted beans are at R3–R4; early May-planted beans are at late R2. I haven’t seen much disease in soybeans other than the normal leaf blight. Japanese beetles and grasshoppers are in the bean fields…

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Field Advisor@FieldAdvisor · Jul 22

Join @ILSoybean, University of Illinois Extension, and Southern Illinois University for an evening dedicated to cover crop research and management at the Illinois Cover Crop Field Day on August 7th. Learn more and register - fieldadvisor.org/attend-the-ill…

FieldAdvisor's tweet card. Join the Illinois Soybean Association, University of Illinois Extension, and Southern Illinois University for an evening dedicated to cover crop research and management at the Illinois Cover Crop...

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Illinois Pest Management Bulletin@ILCropBulletin · Jul 22

New post by Boris X. Camiletti: Red Crown Rot Symptoms Emerging in Illinois Soybeans farmdoc.illinois.edu/field-crop-pro…

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SoybeanResearchInfoNetwork@SoyResearchInfo · Jul 21

#SoyResearch from #USSoy supports farmers as they continuously improve. @ILSoybean farmer Nick Harre describes the value he finds at SoybeanResearchInfo.com.

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Field Advisor@FieldAdvisor · Jul 21

Illinois survey data show SCN is adapting to PI 88788 resistance, with wide variability in populations across the state. See the full Annual Insights Report to guide your management. fieldadvisor.org/illinois-soybe…

FieldAdvisor's tweet card. Project Leader: Nathan Schroeder, University of Illinois Purpose: Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is considered the most damaging pathogen of soybeans in the U.S., and is now found in every county in...

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Field Advisor@FieldAdvisor · Jul 21

Join the University of Illinois Extension TOMORROW for a free virtual panel discussion featuring farmers from all over the state utilizing cover crops in their operations! Sign up here: bit.ly/3TlADdg

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Field Advisor@FieldAdvisor · Jul 18

On-farm trials in Illinois were conducted in '23 and '24 to test yield response to controlled-release N, P, K, and S fertilizers in a strip-till system. The trials also compared 15” and 30” row spacing. Read the results via the Annual Insights Report. fieldadvisor.org/on-farm-trials…

FieldAdvisor's tweet card. Project Leaders: Dan Schaefer, Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association; Jason Solberg, Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association; Eric Miller, Piatt County Farmer; Giovani Preza Fontes,...

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Field Advisor@FieldAdvisor · Jul 18

Researchers tested 13 commercially available herbicide premixes to find out which ones caused the most stand loss and injury in early-planted soybeans. Read the results from this @ILSoybean checkoff-funded research via the Annual Insights Report. fieldadvisor.org/year-one-findi…

FieldAdvisor's tweet card. Project Leaders: Aaron Hager and Logan Miller, University of Illinois Purpose: Early-planted soybeans often face cooler, wetter conditions during emergence. In this environment, stand loss and crop...

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Field Advisor@FieldAdvisor · Jul 17

In TWO weeks, join the @IllinoisWheat for their Summer Forum! Register Now: bit.ly/440Rt7n

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Field Advisor@FieldAdvisor · Jul 17

Early findings suggest farmers may see quicker returns on water quality than on soil health when adopting conservation practices. Read more about this @ILSoybean checkoff-funded project on Field Advisor. @ajmargenot fieldadvisor.org/preliminary-re…

FieldAdvisor's tweet card. Project Leaders: Andrew Margenot and Heidi Allen Asensio, University of Illinois Purpose: Conservation practices, particularly those related to soil health, are seen as a way to improve farm produc...

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