Soybean Variety Field Notes

Soil moisture and temperature were ideal on May 23rd. Soybeans emerged in about 10 days which allowed us to apply a post seed/pre-ermerge herbicide application with Heat Complete to take advantage of a soil residual product. We did have wild oat and barnyard grass escapes in mid June which meant a pass of Transorb HC to control. The field stayed relatively weed free until our 4 inch rain on July 9th. Volunteer canola and some grass weeds became a problem so an appicaiton of Flexstar GT was made to control the volunteer canola. We also added in MegaFol as a stress reliever with the application. Low rainfall through the remainder of July and into early August was the determining factor in final yield as the crop began to show signs of moisture stress. More rain did come in early September but was too late to contribute to yield. Field conditions did not allow harvest until late October when we had freezing temperatures. Harvest then went relatively easy, field was tilled and ready for 2020 planting. Overall trial average was 34 bu/acre with a wide yield variation but are averaged over 2 reps. The field was randomized with R2Y, R2X and Enlist but the entire field was sprayed as R2Y because of drift concern.