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east central ND | As the weather has been ideal to a bit cooler than normal for many soybean growers, has anyone looked under the canopy to see how far apart the "nodes" are on the stem? A number of years ago we had a really cool summer, soys were tall and looked awesome. But they set pods about every 8 to 10 inches going up the stems. What looked like a great (40 bu) bean plants were 25 bu or less at harvest. Maybe the newer genetics are better, but I always felt soys do better with a bit of stress?
Edit: and then there was the year that the really short soys were solid pods and ran 35 bu - respectable for the area. I have a couple of nice looking fields, but the majority of the beans in my area are way behind and short from the extra moisture after planting.
Edited by D6Joe 7/26/2014 13:48
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good looking beans
