Research partnership hones in on soybean best management practices

A collaborative research project is highlighting where farmers can cut input costs without sacrificing crop quality.

Illinois native Rachel Vann is a soybean extension specialist with North Carolina State University and the lead project investigator for the Science for Success partnership through the United Soybean Board. She tells Brownfield research conducted in 2019 and 2020 on 46 sites across the US focused on the value of foliar fertilizers applied at R3 or beginning pod.