Welcome to part five of the column series on soybean micronutrients. The last couple of weeks I discussed boron, chloride and cobalt. I will quickly cover how copper is essential to soybeans, known deficiencies and toxicities in the region, factors of copper availability in soil, soil and plant tissue testing, and copper fertilizer recommendations. Micronutrients […] Continue reading → 
Welcome to part four of the column series on soybean micronutrients. The last couple of weeks I introduced the series and discussed boron and chloride. I will quickly cover how cobalt is essential to soybeans, known deficiencies and toxicities in the region, factors of cobalt availability in soil, soil and plant tissue testing, and cobalt […] Continue reading → 
Welcome to the part three of the micronutrients in soybeans column series. The last two weeks I introduced the series and discussed boron. I will quickly cover how chloride is essential to soybeans, known deficiencies and toxicities in the region, factors of chloride availability in soil, soil and plant tissue testing, and chloride fertilizer recommendations. […] Continue reading → 
Welcome to part two of the micronutrients in soybeans column series. Last week I introduced the series and set the stage for discussing boron (B) this week, our first micronutrient of nine that I plan to cover. I will cover how boron is essential to soybeans, known deficiencies and toxicities in the region, factors of […] Continue reading → 
We just wrapped up taping the Midwest Soybean Production In-Field Clinic at the Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center near Mead in Saunders County. I worked with our new nutrient management and water quality Extension Specialist, Javed Iqbal, on demo plots and education on three topics including boron, zinc, and basic cation saturation ratios in […] Continue reading → 
