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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

(SBOC)…..One MORE thing to think about this fall?

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Soybean Flowers, Herbicide Labels, and Wheel Track Damage...Oh My!

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Adjust Your Seeding Rate (Higher) But Not Your Maturity Group For Late May Planted Soybean

Adapted from original article written in 2018 by Authors: S.P.Conley,…

Soybean Replant Decisions: Just the Facts Jack!

The start of the #plant22 growing season has been significantly…

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