Soybean planting

View general guidelines for planting soybean, including:

• How to select varieties and correct soil deficiencies.

• When to plant.

• Row width recommendations.

• Herbicide strategies.

Best dates and conditions for planting soybean in Minnesota

• How to avoid planting in bad weather and soil conditions.

• Best dates to plant on to maximize yield potential.

• Whether to plant longer- or shorter-season varieties.

Recommended soybean seeding rates in Minnesota

• The minimum stand for maximizing soybean yields, and factors that affect this.

• Research findings on Minnesota soybean seeding rates.

• Seeding rate recommendations for southern, central and northwestern Minnesota, as well as various maturity groups.

• How row spacing and other factors affect seeding rates.

How to avoid yield loss with late-planted soybeans

• Strategies for success, including guidance on dates, maturities, row spacing and planting depth.

• The best and worst conditions to plant in.

• How to limit soil compaction.

• Recommended seeding rates by Minnesota region and maturity group.

Guide to evaluating crop damage and deciding whether to replant

• Seven factors for deciding whether to replant after hail or other sources of crop injury.

• How to assess a plant’s likelihood to regrow and estimate the total number of healthy plants.

• When you should and shouldn’t replant, including a worksheet for making the decision.