April 2025 issue

Volume 58, Issue 4

University of Wisconsin researchers have confirmed a strong link between early-planted soybeans and improved yields and discovered that viable maturity group ranges may be wider than previously thought. This research is especially relevant since the USDA Risk Management Agency has expanded its covered early-season planting window in the state, giving farmers more reason to reevaluate their cropping plans this spring. 

Cover photo courtesy of Derek Penner.