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How ISAP Helps Illinois Farmers Find the Right Resources
How can Illinois farmers more easily find clear, reliable information about conservation programs and practices? In this episode of the Field Advisor podcast, guests J...
Cover Crops – How Can I Make That Work on My Farm?
John Pike joins this Field Advisor episode to share his recommendations for getting started with cover crops. He offers practical examples, discusses the early benefit...
Let’s Talk About 2025 (Briefly), Then Move On to 2026
In this episode, the IL Soy Envoys break down the current state of harvest across Illinois, sharing yield reports, regional trends, and how ongoing drought conditions ...
Red Crown Rot: The Soybean Disease That Keeps Raising Questions
Red crown rot is increasingly recognized as a serious issue in soybean production, but many questions remain. In this Field Advisor episode, Syngenta’s Dale Ireland, U...
Soybean Cyst Nematode: How Much Yield Are You Leaving in the Field? (More Than You Think)
In this episode of the Field Advisor podcast, released in recognition of National Nematode Day, host Kelsey Litchfield sits down with three experts to tackle one of th...
The Battle for Conservation Funding in Illinois
Eliot Clay, executive director of the Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and Andrew Larson, director of government relations and strategy a...
September Scouting Report – Harvest Begins!
IL Soy Envoys Matt Montgomery, CCA, of Beck’s Hybrids, Seth Wiley of Babson Farms, and Byron Hendrix, CCA, of Agronomy 1st LLC join the podcast to share harvest update...
Phantom Yield Loss, Test Weight and Harvest Decisions
In this episode of the Field Advisor Podcast, Dr. Connor Sible, research assistant professor in the crop physiology lab at the University of Illinois, discusses his te...
Dicamba Decisions, Glyphosate Debates, and the MAHA Report
Dr. Aaron Hager from the University of Illinois, Kevin “KJ” Johnson of the Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association, and Dr. Corey Lacey with the Illinois Soybean As...
This Harvest Season is Shaping Up to Be Another Dry One
In this episode of the Field Advisor Podcast, Matt Reardon, Senior Atmospheric Scientist at Nutrien Ag Solutions, breaks down the weather trends shaping agriculture ri...
Standability Will Be Huge This Year With Harvest Approaching
At the Farm Progress Show, IL Soy Envoy Byron Hendrix, CCA, and ISA Outreach Agronomist Stephanie Porter, CCA, shared crop updates and observations as harvest approach...
Cover Crops: Another Mode of Action
In this episode of the Field Advisor Podcast, IL Soy Envoy Torey Colburn, Midwest Conservation Agronomist with American Farmland Trust, shares an update on crop condit...
Disease Pressure Builds as the Crop Races to Maturity
In this episode of the Field Advisor Podcast, experts from across Illinois share an inside look at early August crop conditions. Byron Hendrix, CCA, of Agronomy 1st LL...
Is Intense Rainfall the New Norm?
In this episode of the Field Advisor podcast, Kelsey Litchfield, Stephanie Porter, and Matt Reardon of Nutrien Ag discuss the complexities of weather patterns affectin...
“We’re in the Garden Spot Right Now”
In this episode of the Field Advisor Podcast, Brandon Hall, CCA and location operations manager at West Central FS, shares an update on crop conditions across Knox Cou...
Scouting for Soybean Diseases with Stephanie Porter
In this episode of the Field Advisor podcast, Kelsey talks with Illinois Soybean Association Outreach Agronomist Stephanie Porter, CCA, about the soybean diseases farm...
Breaking Down Fungicide Decisions: Timing, Products, and ROI
In this episode of the Field Advisor podcast, host Kelsey Litchfield is joined by IL Soy Envoys Seth Wiley (northern Illinois) and Mike Wilson, CCA (southeastern Illin...
Excessive Rainfall Strains Growing Season for Southern Illinois Farmers
Host Kelsey Litchfield talks with Kelly Robertson, certified crop adviser and owner of Precision Crop Services, LLC, about the severe rainfall crisis in Southern Illin...
Weather Trends to Watch: Illinois Rain Events and Drought in June
In this episode of the Field Advisor podcast, host Kelsey Litchfield speaks with Matt Reardon, senior atmospheric scientist at Nutrien Ag Solutions, about current weat...
June Scouting Report: Weather Swings, Weed Pressure and What’s Ahead
In this episode of the Field Advisor podcast, host Kelsey Litchfield is joined by Illinois Soy Envoys Torey Colburn, CCA, with American Farmland Trust; Haley Brokate, ...
