Production
Soy Checkoff℠-Funded Research Supports Smarter Planting Decisions
Farmer Benefit
Soybean farmers cultivate more productive acres and see fewer costly mistakes when planting decisions are grounded in research.
Checkoff Impacts
On-farm trials and production research convert field observations into practical guidance that soybean farmers can act on.
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For Laurie Isley, a fifth-generation farmer working alongside her husband and son in southeastern Michigan, good decisions start with good data.
The challenge most farmers face isn't a lack of opinions about what to do. It's a lack of locally relevant, trusted information about what actually works under the conditions they're dealing with that season.
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The Soy Checkoff funds on-farm trials and production research that turn regional field observations into guidance that soybean farmers can actually use.
Studies track how management practices, variety choices, and planting timing affect outcomes under real conditions. One checkoff-funded study found a direct correlation between early soybean planting and reduced nitrous oxide emissions—a finding that connects on-farm decisions to carbon intensity scores and emerging market opportunities.
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"Anytime we can participate in field trials, we gain new information and critical data that we can use to improve our productivity or sustainability. Whenever we can collect and apply data, the better decisions we can make."
For Isley, participating in that research is both a way to improve her own operation and a way to ensure the findings reach other soybean farmers. The data collected on her farm contributes to guidance that helps growers across the region make better decisions at planting time.
50%
more farmers are sampling and testing for soybean cyst nematodes (SNCs) than in 2015, thanks to checkoff-funded research
10%
increase in yield and less nitrous oxide released due to early planting research
Source: Nature.com
Better yields mean nothing if the margins disappear at the terminal.
See how one Wisconsin farmer's bottom line depends on the waterway infrastructure the Soy Checkoff helped improve through research, analysis, and design.
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Soy Checkoff℠-Funded Research Supports Smarter Planting Decisions
Farmer Benefit
Soybean farmers cultivate more productive acres and see fewer costly mistakes when planting decisions are grounded in research.
Checkoff Impacts
On-farm trials and production research convert field observations into practical guidance that soybean farmers can act on.
For Laurie Isley, a fifth-generation farmer working alongside her husband and son in southeastern Michigan, good decisions start with good data.
The challenge most farmers face isn't a lack of opinions about what to do. It's a lack of locally relevant, trusted information about what actually works under the conditions they're dealing with that season.
The Soy Checkoff funds on-farm trials and production research that turn regional field observations into guidance that soybean farmers can actually use.
Studies track how management practices, variety choices, and planting timing affect outcomes under real conditions. One checkoff-funded study found a direct correlation between early soybean planting and reduced nitrous oxide emissions—a finding that connects on-farm decisions to carbon intensity scores and emerging market opportunities.
"Anytime we can participate in field trials, we gain new information and critical data that we can use to improve our productivity or sustainability. Whenever we can collect and apply data, the better decisions we can make."
For Isley, participating in that research is both a way to improve her own operation and a way to ensure the findings reach other soybean farmers. The data collected on her farm contributes to guidance that helps growers across the region make better decisions at planting time.
50%
more farmers are sampling and testing for soybean cyst nematodes (SNCs) than in 2015, thanks to checkoff-funded research
10%
increase in yield and less nitrous oxide released due to early planting research
Source: Nature.com
Better yields mean nothing if the margins disappear at the terminal.
See how one Wisconsin farmer's bottom line depends on the waterway infrastructure the Soy Checkoff helped improve through research, analysis, and design.
Read Story50%
more farmers are sampling and testing for soybean cyst nematodes (SNCs) than in 2015, thanks to checkoff-funded research
10%
increase in yield and less nitrous oxide released due to early planting research
Source: Nature.com