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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.

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

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

Image 1. County level map of RMA early plant dates for soybean.

Unlocking Potential: Impact of New RMA Soybean Planting Dates in Wisconsin

Research across the Midwest has shown that early-planted soybean…

Scout Your Late and Re-Planted Soybean Fields for Rising Soybean Aphid Numbers

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A Tank Full of Sugar Helps the Profits Go Down

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