ILSoyAdvisor is the go-to source for expert agronomic and management advice for Illinois soybean production. Funded by the Illinois Soybean Association checkoff program, ILSoyAdvisor provides the latest education, resources, webinars, success stories, and more to help Illinois soybean growers maximize their operation. In 2022, the ILSoyAdvisor website underwent reconstruction to better provide farmers and advisors with information in a variety of formats. Additionally, the ISA Agronomy team placed emphasis on demonstrating soybean system agronomics focused on soil and water quality, agricultural resource resiliency, and land stewardship to farmers, landowners, and advisors. They utilized ILSoyAdvisor to conduct outreach through blogs, videos, social media posts, and the sharing of resources and tools.
In 2022, through ILSoyAdvisor blog outreach, 628 people viewed information related to conservation practices, economics, water quality, soil health, and carbon markets. Webinars hosted by ILSoyAdvisor focusing on cover crops and spring management, carbon markets, farm incomes and environmental outcomes, and weather and climate trends reached 184 people live, with recordings available for later viewing. The team hosted or co-sponsored meetings and field days that contained a conservation education component and touched over 600 people. An additional 135 people heard from an ISA team member on topics related to conservation, soil health, cover crops, water quality, and more at events at which team members were invited to speak. Technical assistance was provided to 54 farmers and landowners, mainly regarding the implementation of cover crops and reduced tillage, strip tillage, or no-tillage on their operations. For more information, see www.ilsoyadvisor.com.
