Resource Number: 52749
Title: Early Planting: Coaching Your Soybeans to a Gold Medal Harvest
Publisher: Science for Success
Resource Type: Fact sheet
Description:
In the same way that an athlete trains for a race, a soybean plant prepares for maximum yield in a growing season. As a farmer, you are the coach of your soybean crop, and you have one chance each year to win the gold. There are two phases of a soybean crop’s lifecycle – the early stages which we call “vegetative” and the later stages which we call “reproductive.” Understanding what is happening in the growth and development of the crop at these stages can help us manage our crop according to its needs and get it to the finish line.
Last Updated: September 17, 2025
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- Agricultural Systems
- Crop Management
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