Soybean School: Stick with adapted varieties for higher yield

Agronomic news
February 25, 2024

Source: RealAgriculture.com

Every year soybean growers make seed choices based on a host of factors. One of the key decisions is whether to plant long-season varieties, full-season varieties or choose a shorter-season variety. On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Soybean School, Dave Hooker looks at data from multiple sites across Ontario to determine how planting date and variety maturity impact yield.

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