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A Visual Guide To Soybean Growth Stages

Understanding and being able to correctly identify the growth stages of soybean is important for making sound agronomic management decisions.

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This UW-Extension website offers the latest soybean research and information for growers.

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The soy checkoff and Shawn Conley, state soybean extension specialist, created The Soybean Report blog to communicate research directly with growers.

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From the Blog

Pay Attention to Wheat Growth Stages

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June 4, 2009

The winter wheat is rapidly advancing around the state, based…

Cool Temperatures Causing Crooked and Broken Wheat Heads

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June 3, 2009

Temperatures at our winter wheat variety testing sites (Janesville,…

Weather - 26 May to 1 June 2009

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June 2, 2009

Arlington:Chilton:Janesville:Lancaster:

Flag Emergence and Foliar Fungicides for Wheat

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May 27, 2009

In the past week, wheat development has moved into flag leaf…