“A soybean producer’s job is to use the big three factors that produce yield — light, water and nutrients,” says Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie. “How you capture and manage each factor affects the three components of yield: pods per acre, beans per pod and the size of the beans."
“Growers holding all the right cards with regard to their soil, weather conditions, seed quality and weed pressure have advantages that allow them to lower populations.” Matt Duesterhaus with Crop-Tech Consulting offers seven considerations to help dial in soybean populations.
Gear your control efforts toward weeds that emerge when air temps are between 40°F and 70°F. These include ragweed species, common lambsquarters, burcucumber, kochia, common sunflower and marestail.
The success of many of your soybean management decisions depend on the stage of the plant. That is why it’s important to identify growth stages rather than just look at plant height.
Areas of the country will see rain and snow this week, but colder temperatures might be sticking around even longer. Meteorologist Matt Engelbrecht has an update.
