soybean yield

MU study looks at poultry litter's impact on soybean yields

August 10, 2024 | By Julie Harker, University of Missouri Extension

ROCK PORT, Mo. — A six-year study at the University of Missouri’s Graves-Chapple Extension and Education Center in northwestern Missouri looked at the impact of poultry litter on soybean crops. In a press release, MU Extension agronomy specialist Wayne Flanary, who conducted the research, said, “Poultry litter is increasingly being applied to row crops in…

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Research leads to potential increases in Missouri soybean yield

January 30, 2024 | By Linda Geist, University of Missouri Extension

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri soybean yields have the potential to reach or exceed national averages, says University of Missouri Extension state soybean specialist Andre Reis. Nationally, soybean yields have grown at a pace of 0.4 bushel per acre per year over the past 80 years according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Illinois growers…

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