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This episode discusses the 2026 planting and early-season growing conditions with a focus on soybean performance in conservation cropping systems.

In this episode of Talking Crop, Dr. Giovani Preza-Fontes, Extension Field Crop Agronomist in the Department of Crop Sciences at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and host, Kathryn Seebruck, discuss this year's planting and early-season growing conditions as well as Giovani's work on soybean performance in conservation cropping systems. Farmdoc Crop Central article, "Update on corn planting progress and prospects" Farmdoc Crop Central article, "What to watch as soybean planting begins in 2026" Farmdoc Crop Central article, "Evaluating soybean performance in conservation systems – project report" Illinois Agronomy Lab Guest contact: giovani3@illinois.edu Host contact: seebruck@illinois.edu | (815) 986-4357

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