Many NC growers have questions about the value of fungicidal seed treatments in protecting soybean stand and yield, especially as some growers shift to earlier planting dates. Fungicidal seed treatments can be used to protect seedlings from pathogens, some of which are more problematic in cool, wet conditions encountered earlier in the planting season. Common…
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Soybean growers across N.C. plant soybeans in a wide window (March – August) and across a wide range of maturity groups (II – VIII). But being strategic about planting date and maturity group selection can help maximize yields. While weather plays a large role into which maturity group by planting date combination will yield the…
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Despite hard work by NC State Extension, the NCDA, Farm Bureau, and the North Carolina Soybean Producers Association to demonstrate a track record of responsible dicamba use in our state, on March 15, 2021, EPA officially denied NC 24(c) Special Local Need labels for Engenia, XtendiMax, and Tavium that would have moved the cut-off date…
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The North Carolina Soybean Producers Association is dedicated to investing in research projects that help farmers increase both their productivity and profitability and over the last few years the Association has funded a number of exciting projects to get growers thinking about the crop a little differently. Some of those projects include investigating maturity group…
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As many growers across NC shift to earlier planting dates, the necessity of fungicidal seed treatments (FST) to protect soybean yield at earlier planting dates arises. FSTs can be used to protect seedlings from pathogens, some of which are more problematic in cool, wet conditions encountered earlier in the planting season. Common seedling diseases include…
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Proper variety selection is one of the most important steps a soybean producer can make. It is important to devote some time to selecting the right variety for the right environment as this decision is one of the first steps to maximizing yields. If we compare the top 10% of soybean varieties grown within a…
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2020 was been challenging on all fronts, to say the least, and one of the challenges we faced this past year was poor seed quality in early planted/early maturity group beans. According to a survey conducted by Dr. Rachel Vann, there was anywhere from 5-30% damage seen in fields planted prior to mid-May. One of…
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2020 has been challenging on all fronts, to say the least, and one of the challenges we faced this year was poor seed quality in early planted/early maturity group beans. According to a survey conducted by Dr. Rachel Vann, there was anywhere from 5-30% damage seen in fields planted prior to mid-May. One of the…
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As the year comes to a close and harvest 2020 wraps up, it’s a good time to think about soybean production lessons learned not only in 2020 but over the years as you start planning for 2021. One place we can look for production practices that may be contributing to higher yields is the North…
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On June 3 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth District issued a ruling vacating U.S. registrations of three dicamba herbicides (XtendiMax, Engenia, FeXapan). This ruling has left much confusion across the industry and producers have heard many different things from various sources about the sale and use of these products. We hope to…
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With many soybean growers in North Carolina exploring earlier planting dates and earlier maturity groups we often get the question, “Should I be using a seed treatment?”. So to help answer that question the NC Soybean Producers Association funded research with Dr. Rachel Vann and the NC State Soybean Extension team. Over the last few…
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The 2020 growing season brings a number of options when it comes to herbicide-tolerant technology. With different traits available, herbicide trait technology is a critical part of the variety selection decision. Growers must weigh many factors, namely weed management, risk tolerance and overall profitability, when deciding which herbicide trait package is the best fit for…
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