Strategic planting decisions for soybean success

Achieving high soybean yields starts with planting and the decisions surrounding planting–row spacing, maturity selection, seeding rate, planter settings, and planting date. While planter decisions seem unchanged for more than half a century, farmers and agronomists continue to seek out new research on these decisions and their interactions. 

A new special collection of papers from the journal Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management brings together a comprehensive collection of recent research and management insights focused on soybean planting decisions across diverse U.S. production environments. Together, these articles provide a robust foundation for data-driven, regionally adapted soybean planting decisions that support sustainable productivity and profitability.