Roundup ready soybeans
 

Thinking of trying roundup ready soybeans in a few days.....was wondering if anyone has tried them.

Apparantly when the seeds germinate, you wait a little while for the weeds to come in, then use an application of roundup to kill them off....All without hurting the soybean sprouts.

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Scroll down through my Blog Link:

http://foodplot.blogspot.com/

You will see some soybean information that I posted - and pictures at various stages. I LOVE RR Soybeans - they have changed food ploting for us - especially because where they were the year before is PERFECT for frost seeding or spring planting clover.


We plant - CORN (2-3 years)- rotate to Soybeans (2 years) - rotate clover - 3-4 years.

Theonly hard plowing we have anymore is the 1st year we plant corn.

FH

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they work pretty good. try doing a fall planting so there green during hunting season

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Thanks for the info FH, that's a pretty impressive link.

I'll plant 3 acres with the RRS, but as a precaution I'm going to use DUEL as a pre-immergent. Last year I had alot of problems with nut grass.

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RR anything is the way to go, it is a no brainer when it comes to weed control, We plant several hundred acres of soybeans everyyear and we use RR , Dekalb or Asgrow brand by Monsanto ( the same co that makes roundup)

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Pigiron, have you grown rr before. have you ever used Dual before. It is rather pricey. The cheapest alternative would be let the soybeans come out of the ground then spray Sequence overhead (Dual / Touchdown) combination. Touchdown is Syngenta's alternative to Roundup it is safe for all roundup reay crops. The Dual is cheaper to put out this way. we do a lot of cotton and soybeans like this and use it in corn with atrazine added. Usually 1 shot of roundup followed by another shot two weeks later will take care of nutgrass.

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I have not planted rr soybeans before, but I don't mind spending the extra money for the duel. I really just want a perfect field, on a spring planting. I've had good success plantingfall clover plots w/perrenial rye mixed with it. Last years spring planting was a mess. That nut grass came up thicker than hair on a dog's back.(3 acres of soybeans & alphalpha) You really don't think I need the duel? My experiance w/ roundup is that it doesn't always do the job 100%, plus nut and coffee grass are one of the hadest weedsto control.(at least in Jersey)

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Dual is not the greatest thing on nutgrass. I didn't say dont use it but if you do I was trying to tell you that using Sequence would be a be a cheaper alternative. Dual can be tough on crops if put out preplant and you have the wrong weather after planting.

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I've tried dozens of diferent plot seeds and THE most effective planting we still maintain every season is RR Soybeans! They are THE best fall attraction we've seen. To make the plot even more impressive try broadcasting a turnip or other brassica mix among the beans in July. Your plot will be incredible! Good luck

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OK, Got it right now.

Feel pretty dumb.....SOYBEANS......sooybeans.


Appreciate everyone for letting me ride on that for so long! :D

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Just found the sight and thought I would add my knowledge of soybean. I am licensed with Monsanto to breed Roundup Ready Soybeans. With the popularity of late maturing soybean for food plots, I developed a Roundup Ready Forage Soybean that is a maturity group 7. Compared to standard RR soybean, it produces almost twice as much biomass as current varieties huge leaves and the ability to stay green longer. It is not practical for farmers to plant a late maturing soybean in their area, because harvest can be muddy late in the year, therefore earlier is better. In a food plot, you want the soybeans to stay green longer and more attractive to the deer especially in early bow season. These 2 cultivars I developed can reach 5-6 feet tall and create cover as well as forage. I will be glad to help with any other soybean questions. Be sure to innoculate soybeans if there is not a history of soybean in a plot.

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WOW, how's that for someone that knows their soybeans!

I look very forward to chatting with you and picking your brain for any info you'd be willing to share and to help us better understand soybeans.

Now, where and the heck do we get these late maturing RR Soybeans and what are they called?

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IL- I am located in Weiner, AR which is about 20 miles south of Jonesboro, AR. We do have a website www.eagleseed.com. I do not have any dealers in IL yet, so I would have to ship from here or you could pick them up. Thanks for the welcome. I know the site has good info. Brad 870-684-7377

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Large I sell for Monsanto in Delaware Dekalb and Asgrow, never heard of a group 7 , we tried some Group 2's as an expermint and had very good results with them. We move several thousand units of seed a year,we were at one time the largest dealer of soybeans E of the Miss. dont know if that still stands or not.... that was when we were just Dekalb..we surely have something in common on this site....

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Ron, Soybeans range in maturity from 000, 00, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. The 000, 00,0are grown in Canada, 1-3 in the Midwest,4-6 in the southand the 7 through 10 in the extreme south. This is only a guide. Farmers choose to plant earlier or later maturing varieties for different reasons. If you plant a southern variety such as a 7, in the north, it will stay green and mature much later usually with the help of frost. This is not practical for seed production, because the killing of the plant by frost may notallow the seed to mature fully. The plus side in a food plot isthe soybeans stay green and attractive to deer much later in the season and produce a lot more plant matter for forage. If we plant a MG 2 in the south, it will mature a lot earlier, bevery short, and will not reach maximum yield compared to a variety such as a 4 or 5 that is more suited to my home state of Arkansas. Soybeans are photoperiodic and respond differently to the length of day.

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RonM (and others)- I'm in Maryland and plant corn, soybeans, winter wheat and sunflowers. I'm looking to try the Clearfield sunflowers this year. Question: why is there so little information on the Web on where to buy seed and/or ag chemicals? Searches produce almost nothing if one is interested in determining the cost of seed or Beyond herbicide for example. Don't know whether or not I pay too much when I call a local dealer. There is a ton of information about almost anything else I look to buy but not seeds and chemicals??? Just wondering.

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I moved some Clearfields yesterday and found out they can be treated with a herbicide , not Roundup, wasnt up on that until yesterday.. Also Large I talked to the boss today and he tells me about group 8's and 9's in the south.... We grow mid 4's and some late 3's after wheat and some late 4's as well some of the buyers are liking 2802's , We tried some 24-51 and cut them around labor day and they went over 100 b/a is places... We also do several varieties of corn and beans in test plots for field day....

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The herbicide for Clearfield sunflowers is "Beyond" from BASF. The quote I'm getting is $550/gal. Can't believe the stuff can't be purchased in lesser quantities for plot growers like myself. :(