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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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From the Blog

Downy Mildew of Soybean

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August 13, 2009

We have been receiving lots of reports of downy mildew of soybean…

The Year of the Yellow Bean

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August 7, 2009

The 2009 soybean growing season has been filled with questions…

First Report of Dockage for DON

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August 7, 2009

Yesterday (8/6), both Shawn and I received the first report of…

Options for hail damaged corn assessed as a total loss.

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August 4, 2009

Hail in late July severely damaged much corn in Wisconsin. Some…