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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

Lancaster and Janesville Winter Wheat May 31 2011

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Finishing the two-day trip to check on our wheat studies, today…

Chilton and Arlington Winter Wheat May 30, 2011

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Over the next two days, I will be traveling to all of our wheat…

Wheat Scouting Update and Disease Thresholds

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With some warmer weather last week, wheat growth stages moved…

Planting reminder for 2011 Soybean Yield Contest Announcement

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The Wisconsin Soybean Program has announced the 2011 WI Soybean…

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