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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

Harvest Aid Considerations for Weedy Soybean Fields

Authored by: Sam Bibby, Regional Crops & Soils Educator-…

Wildfire smoke and potential impacts to crops

Written by: Christopher J. Kucharik The presence of wildfire…

Impact of Early Season Drought on Soybean Yield?

Authors: Shawn P. Conley and Dr. James Specht (UNL)....well mostly…

A Flash Drought, Cover Crops and Dry Dirt... Which Soybean Seeds Are Still Viable?

Many of us, including myself, have finished our 2023 soybean…

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