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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

Bloomin Beans, Glyphosate, and Wheel Track Damage

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June 27, 2014

The WI soybean crop ranges anywhere from just planted (JP) to…

Delayed Planting: Top Three Considerations for Switching Corn Acres to Soybean

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May 27, 2014

A tremendous number of corn and soybean acres have been planted…

Recent Cold Temperatures will have Little Impact on WI Winter Wheat Crop

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May 16, 2014

With cold temperatures predicted over the next few days (May…

Top 5 Recommendations for Soybean Establishment and Yield

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April 15, 2014

I awoke this morning to the gleeful announcement from my two…