Source: John Hart, FARM PROGRESS, 1/28/22


The three strongest predictors for higher soybean yields in North Carolina are planting date, maturity group and foliar fungicide use. That’s what an analysis of 877 entries in the North Carolina Soybean yield contest from 2002 to 2019 reveals with recent small plot research data at North Carolina State University confirming these three factors as key to improving soybean yields in North Carolina.

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