Narrow row spacing holds the potential to help suppress weeds and increase crop yield. Over the past two decades, there has been a growing interest in row spacing narrower than 30 inches, particularly ...

Management decisions at soybean planting are critical in setting the crop for success. Soybean extension specialists have been collaborating to summarize research connected with various management ...

The environment is a driving factor when building soybean yield components and managing pests. For multiple years, Farm Journal Associate Field Agronomist Missy Bauer has led a Farm Journal Test Plots ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Soybean production is a game of inches every crop season. Do growers plant in 7.5-inch rows? 15-inch rows? 30-inch rows? The row spacing question has taken on greater ...

In 2010, the Farm Journal Test Plots program harvested its 19th year of third-party, independent demonstration research. From soybean row spacing–the longest running study—to evaluating controls for ...

Early planting remains strongly associated with soybean yield, according to research by University of Missouri state soybean ...

Preharvest applications of glyphosate can be useful in controlling perennial weeds. Experiments were conducted from 1996 to 1999 to determine whether preharvest glyphosate applications are affected by ...

The interference and seed production potential of pitted morningglory (Ipomoea lacunosa L. # IPOLA) with conventional-row (1 m) and narrow-row (20 cm) 'Hill' soybeans [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] was ...

Scientist investigated the response of two soybean varieties in row widths of 7.5, 15, and 30 inches at four seeding rates. They measured emergence rates of soybean, growth, yield components, and seed ...

GOODHUE, Minn. — Goodhue County farmer and Soil & Water Conservation District Board Supervisor Ed McNamara continues to fine-tune his use of cover crops for forage, fertilizer and soil health. This ...

Add one more to that list: corn and soybeans. Iowa farmers plant about 10 million acres of soybeans, alongside 13 million to 14 million acres of corn. Soybeans are considered the perfect complementary ...