Variety Selection, Seed Treatments, Planting Dates Key Factors to High-Yielding Soybeans

Pioneer Hi-Bred offers crop management tips for growers


DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 16, 2010 - As you plan for 2010 soybean planting, a few key steps can help maximize yields – and profits, according to experts at Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business. Selecting soybean varieties that match the needs of individual fields, using seed treatments and determining when to put the seed in the ground are decisions that directly impact yields.

“There is no easy answer or one-size-fits-all solution for achieving higher yields,” says Jim Trybom, agronomy research scientist for Pioneer. “Knowing the history of your fields and planting the right product on the right acre are critical to managing soybeans.”

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