Illinois Soybean Association - Soycam Field Observation

View Illinois soybean field photos - taken at multiple farms throughout the state - and compare them with each other and your own crops to see how they are doing in relation.

Also, if you are familiar with the ISA Yield Challenge, you may be interested in keeping track of one particular photographer's gallery. Ross Prough, who is participating in this year's Yield Challenge, is documenting the progress of his different plots through his SoyCam snapshots. From tracking rainfall amounts and measuring growth rates, he's sharing images that really show the contrasts between the fields.

Plus, our partnership with APROSOJA, the Mato Grosso Soybean and Corn Producers Association in Brazil, allows you to view photos taken at twelve field locations throughout the South American country!

If you are interested in soybean agronomy, research or education, add this website to your list of favorites. Check back often to view updated soybean camera images and learn how each crop is progressing.

SoyIllinois highlights the advantages of doing business with Illinois soybean farmers by presenting statewide and county-specific statistics for supply, access and demand.

Farmers Produce Less in 2011, USDA Reports

WASHINGTON, January 12, 2012 – Hindered by unfavorable planting and growing conditions during 2011, U.S. farmers produced a smaller crop than the previous year according to the Crop Production 2011 Summary released today by the U.S. Department of Ag...

Corn Production on Up Swing While Soybean, Cotton and Wheat Suffer, USDA Reports

WASHINGTON, August 11, 2011 – As U.S. farmers are on track to produce the third largest corn crop in history, this summer’s extreme hot and dry conditions across much of the country are hindering soybean, cotton and all wheat production. This is the...

Farm Production Expenditures Climb Slightly in 2010

WASHINGTON, August 4, 2011 – After a brief reprieve in 2009, last year farm production expenditures resumed an upward trend. In 2010, U.S. farmers reported spending $289 billion to produce agricultural products, up from $287.4 billion in the prior y...

Ukraine: Persistent Dryness Hampers 2012/13 Winter Grain Development

Establishment conditions for Ukraine's 2012/13 winter crops have been unusually and persistently dry. Although the dryness did not impede planting progress, surface soil moisture in most regions of the country was insufficient for proper crop establi...

LAOS: Sustainability of Future Rice Production Growth and Food Security Uncertain

Rice is the staple foodgrain produced in Laos, with greater than 60 percent of all agricultural land devoted to its cultivation. However, Laos has serious limits to its ability to expand future production, given it has the smallest amount of arable l...

SE ASIA: Widespread Flooding Impacts Regional Rice Production in 2011

Heavy monsoon rainfall and multiple typhoons have innundated large areas of productive rice lands in Southeast Asia during September and October. Cultivated rice areas stretching from Burma in the west to the Philippines in the east have been negativ...