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NSRL Specialty Soybean and Corn Surveys

The most recent Specialty Soybean and Corn Survey provides valuable information about contracting and its increasing importance to agriculture. 1.8 million acres of specialty soybeans and corn in Iowa are an integral part of a new farm business environment where buyers and sellers add greater specificity to their commercial activities through contracting. Find out more about land allocation, yields, premiums and contract types by accessing the Specialty Soybean and Corn Survey here:

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NSRL Productivity Fact Sheets and Brochures

Factsheets on soybean production are available from the Illinois Soybean Pathology and Entomology Research team. Brochures describing areas of Illinois soybean research are available from NSRL. Pdf versions are available for download below, and can be viewed using Adobe Reader (software available for free download from Adobe).
For printed versions, contact the NSRL office.

Factsheets
Green Stem	Information about Green Stem disorder
Soybean Aphid	Information about the soybean pest, the soybean aphid, including description and life cycle, distribution in IL, symptoms of plant damage, monitoring, and management.
Sudden Death Syndrome	Description of SDS symptoms, causal agent, spread, and factors influencing its occurrence and severity.
Rotation-Resistant Western Corn Rootworm	Report on WCR behavior, geographic distribution, new research findings, and recommendations for producers.
Beetles in Soybean Fields	Visual and written descriptions of common beetles affecting soybean crops: Bean leaf beetle, Northern corn rootworm, Japanese beetle, and Grape colaspis.
Brochures
Soybean Pathology	A summary of the University of Illinois research program that focuses on soybean pathogens and diseases and their control.
Germplasm, Genetics, and Breeding	Descriptions of four areas of soybean research in germplasm, genetics and breeding being done by a team of University of Illinois and USDA-ARS scientists.
Weed Management	An overview of research activities within the  weed management program conducted by personnel at Illinois universities.

NSRL Video Magazines

• VOL 15, No. 1. Summer 2008
• VOL 14, No. 3. October 2007
• VOL 14, No. 2. June 2007
• VOL 14, No. 1. February 2007
• VOL 13, No. 2. October 2006
• VOL 13, No. 2. June 2006
• VOL 13, No. 1. February 2006
• VOL  12, No. 3. October 2005
• VOL  12, No. 2. June 2005
• VOL  12, No. 1. February 2005
• VOL  11, No. 3. October 2004
• VOL  11, No. 2. June 2004
• VOL  11, No. 1. February 2004
• VOL  10, No. 3. October 2003
• VOL  10, No. 2. June 2003
• VOL  10, No. 1. February 2003
• VOL  9, No. 3. October 2002
• VOL  9, No. 2. June 2002
• VOL  9, No. 1. February 2002
• VOL  8, No. 3. October 2001
• VOL 8, No. 2, June 2001
• VOL 8, No. 1, February 2001
• VOL 7, No. 3, October 2000
• VOL. 7, No. 2, June 2000
• VOL. 7, No. 1, February 2000 also available in PDF format
• VOL. 6, No. 3, October 1999
• VOL. 6, No. 2, June 1999 also available in PDF format
• VOL. 6, No. 1, February 1999 also available in PDF format
• VOL. 5, No. 3, October 1998
• VOL. 5, No. 2, June 1998
• VOL. 5, No. 1, February 1998
• VOL. 4, No. 3, October 1997
• VOL. 4, No. 2, June 1997
• VOL. 4, No. 1, February 1997
• VOL. 3, No. 3, October 1996
• VOL. 3, No. 2, June 1996
• VOL. 3, No. 1, February 1996
• VOL. 2, No. 3, October 1995
• VOL. 2, No. 2, June 1995
• VOL. 2, No. 1, February 1995
  

NSRL Publication Series

The following titles from the NSRL Publication Series can be ordered from NSRL.
For more information on ordering, please contact the NSRL main office at
(217)-244-1706 or via email at nsrl@uiuc.edu.