UW soybean-variety trials complete

Shawn P. Conley, Adam C. Roth, Mark Kendall and Damon L. Smith University of Wisconsin-Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, and Department of Plant Pathology
Dec 11, 2025
Dec 11, 2025

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2025 Soybean Variety Performance Trials intro

A buck whitetail seems dwarfed by soybeans that have grown very well this year.

Jerry Davis/For Agri-View

Soybean harvest goes well on the Bulman farm. Yields are as expected.

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Soybean harvest is progressing nicely in the town of Montana in Buffalo County, Wisconsin. Heavy dews make for a late start to the day.

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Soybeans along County Road X in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, show signs of Sudden Death Syndrome due to peaty soil and wet conditions.

LeeAnne Bulman/For Agri-View

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Shawn P. Conley, Adam C. Roth, Mark Kendall and Damon L. Smith University of Wisconsin-Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, and Department of Plant Pathology

The Wisconsin Soybean Performance Trials are conducted each year with producer needs in mind. Our objective is to give producers the information to select varieties that will satisfy their specific goals and are most likely to perform best under their management practices. The 2025 Wisconsin Soybean Performance Trials featured a diverse range of entries submitted by seed companies, private breeders and university researchers. Those included both commercially available and experimental varieties, with additional cultivars added for comparison. Trials were conducted using conventional, reduced tillage or no-till practices, planted at a rate of 160,000 seeds per acre in 15-inch rows.

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