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2007
How many seeds does it really take to get 100,000 plants per acre at harvest?
Early planting of soybean is very important.
Soybean seeding rates: The balance between cost and yield.
Recent study brings "good news" about the soybean aphid
Fungicide seed treatments in soybean - Is it worth it?
Three things to optimize
Soybean row spacing matters more than most Iowans think!
Do foliar fungicides fit into our soybean production practices in Iowa?

2006
Bean leaf beetles caused a lot of frustration and yield loss in 2006
Do you know your number?
Now is the time to set your yield potential for next year.
Early season weed competition: Determine if you are doing the right things to manage weeds.
2006 soybean planting tips: A few guidelines to optimize the basic agronomic practices.

2005
The year in review: the 2005 growing season will be remembered
Production costs: Seeding rates may be a place to save
Why do we continue to avoid SCN?
Have you thought about soybean roots? Roots are often taken for granted because they are not visible.
Finalizing your on-farm trials: If you were not one of the many that conducted on-farm research this year, think about it for 2006.