Harvest time results tell the story of what worked and what didn’t each season. In 2021, more farmers than ever before began planting soybeans a week or two earlier than they normally would. Here are a few of the [...]
If you’ve had salt issues in soybeans, you’ll love some of our new varieties, as many contain the chloride excluder trait (or salt excluder gene, as some people will call it), targeting your salty, slow-draining, or irrigated ground. This is a BIG deal [...]
The two most common questions we’ve received in the last few weeks are both about soybean seed treatments: “How can I tell which seed treatment is the best one for me? Everyone in the area charges around $15/unit for their best option.” [...]
Have you noticed how in the last few years there has been lots of talk about cover crops, soil health, autonomous tractors, down pressure and other planter-related topics, all the new fungicides and fungicide price reductions, new insects like soybean gall midge, and (as [...]
Whenever commodity prices go up, it is important to take another look at things you passed on in prior years because the ROI just wasn’t there. With $12 new crop soybeans, there are a few things we expect to see more usage of [...]
“Don’t plant THAT soybean trait! There’s yield drag!” I can’t believe how many times I’ve heard that during the 2020 growing season. Once the yield data came out in October and November, the discussion should have been over . . . but [...]
Enlist E3 soybeans took a huge jump forward in market share in the United States in 2020. They’ve been on plenty of acres in enough situations to start making some determinations for best practices. Here's a short list of [...]
Since you were probably expecting to be reading about the new XtendFlex soybeans where you have tolerance to dicamba (XtendiMax/Engenia/FeXapan), glyphosate (Roundup), and glufosinate (Liberty); I will have to disappoint you a little. As of today when I’m writing this article, the [...]
Indeterminate soybeans begin flowering (growth stage R1 or the first stage of reproduction) at or near the summer solstice (June 21). R1 also happens to be the time when many herbicides must be applied according to product labels. It’s also a great time [...]