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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

Finalists for the 2014 WI Soybean Yield Contest are Announced

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November 25, 2014

The 2014 growing season proved to be yet another challenging…

Fall is Still a Good Time to Sample for SCN and Other Plant Parasitic Nematodes

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September 18, 2014

The WI Soybean Marketing Board (WSMB) sponsors free nematode…

Harvest Considerations for Variable Soybean Maturity

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September 15, 2014

Variable soil types, knolls, flooding and drought have left many…

Odds My Soybean Crop Will Mature Before A Killing Frost Hits

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September 8, 2014

The Wisconsin soybean crop is slowly starting to mature, however…