seeding rates

Double cropping is a practice where farmers harvest one crop, and then plant and harvest a second crop in the same field – all within the same year. It allows farmers to make the most out of the limited...

Several management practices may add a little extra yield to late-planted soybean, says University of Missouri Extension soybean specialist Bill Wiebold. Record-breaking wet weather set back soybean planting greatly in May. Wiebold’s research shows average yield for soybean planted in...

Ask most Mid-South and Southern soybean growers what their most troublesome weed is, and they'll say Palmer pigweed—also known as Palmer amaranth. Not only is the weed inherently difficult to control because of its prolific seed production, but now...

With high seed prices and low commodity prices, you may be tempted to reduce seeding rates. Unfortunately, there isn't much data to back those decisions. A group of studies conducted in Iowa from 2009-2015 found that planting date was a...