soybean yield

First-of-its-kind research: $400M in unrealized soybean value

AGDAILY Reporters · January 26, 2023

For a new multi-regional research effort, five organizations put their heads together to achieve the full genetic yield potential of the soybean. A new partnership, the first of its kind in more than 40 years, aims to increase soybean flower and pod retention. This unrealized value could bring $50 per acre or $400 million in economic return for U.S. soybean farmers.

Study: U.S. corn and soybeans appear maladapted to ‘normal’ weather

AGDAILY Reporters · July 19, 2021

URBANA, Ill. — U.S. corn and soybean varieties have become increasingly heat and drought resistant as agricultural production adapts to a changing climate. But the focus on developing crops for extreme conditions has negatively affected performance under normal weather patterns, a University of Illinois study shows. “Since the 1950s, advances in breeding and management practices […]