The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service has reported Wisconsin soybean-planting progress on a weekly basis since 2000. We explore the Wisconsin historical soybean-planting-progress data and provide insights into trends in planting dates and their effects on yields. According to recent UW-Madison research, soybean yield is likely to increase when planted earlier in the season. This article seeks to explore whether Wisconsin soybean growers have been shifting their planting dates forward across the course of more than two decades, and how this trend might affect potential yield. We provide an analytical overview of soybean planting progress in Wisconsin, along with the possible yield effects.
Shawn Conley
Shawn Conley is an associate professor of agronomy the University of Wisconsin-College of Agricultural and Life Sciences as well as a soybean and wheat specialist in the UW-Division of Extension.Â
Authors are Shawn P. Conley, Tatiane, Severo Silva and Spyros Mourtzinis from the University of Wisconsin, and James Specht from the University of Nebraska.
