Source: NCSU COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, 3/28/22


In recent years, 15-35% of North Carolina soybean acres are planted behind a small grain. This typically results in soybean planting dates from the second week of June through early July. Historically growers have planted a later maturing soybean variety as planting date was delayed. However with the increasing interest in earlier maturing soybean varieties for the associated yield grains, we have been getting more questions about the optimum maturity group to use in double crop soybean planting in North Carolina.

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