MSU Extension Soybeans

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  Overcoming soybean harvest challenges in 2022 – lodging and green stems

  Published on September 22, 2022
  Use this information to reduce soybean harvest losses due to green stems and lodging.

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  Consider harvesting soybeans earlier to manage risk and improve net income

  Published on September 22, 2022
  Harvesting soybeans at 15% to 16% moisture reduces potential for harvest losses and soil compaction and increases income compared to harvesting overly dry soybeans.

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  Reducing spread of herbicide-resistant weed seed during harvest and tillage operations

  Published on September 22, 2022
  Recommendations for reducing the spread of herbicide-resistant weed seed this fall in Michigan soybeans.

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  Attend the MSU Sanilac County Soybean Variety Trial Field Day on September 26

  Published on September 15, 2022
  Join MSU Extension field crops educators, MSU soybean variety coordinator and MSU soybean breeder for this informal informational field day.

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  Southwest Michigan field crops update - September 15, 2022

  Published on September 15, 2022
  Corn and soybean harvest estimates range from below-average to slightly above-average as crops near physiological maturity. Rainfall over the past month has been well below normal for most areas throughout the region.

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  Southwest Michigan field crops update - September 8, 2022

  Published on September 8, 2022
  Corn and soybean are entering the final stages of grain fill. Dry conditions have kept disease pressure low, but hopefully the crop will have enough water to get to the finish line.

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  Southwest Michigan field crops update - September 1, 2022

  Published on September 1, 2022
  With no rainfall in the forecast and above-normal temperatures for the coming week, grain fill could be weakened in most parts of the region. The good news: these dry conditions will also keep disease severity low, hopefully until yield has been set.

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  Soybean harvest tips on September 8 Field Crops Virtual Breakfast

  Published on September 1, 2022
  The Field Crops Virtual Breakfast on Sept. 8, 2022, will feature soybean educator Mike Staton explaining how to minimize soybean harvest losses.

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  Southwest Michigan field crops update – August 18, 2022

  Published on August 18, 2022
  Corn and soybean are moving toward the end of the grain fill period, so timely rain or irrigation will be key heading into the second half of August.

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  Soybean cyst nematode management and sampling

  Published on August 16, 2022
  Now is the time to consider having a free soybean cyst nematode diagnosis on soybean fields as they are harvested this fall or on wheat fields going into soybeans next year.