Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences Cropping Systems Agronomy

Soybean Agroptimizer

The Agroptimizer study is a an agronomic management tool comparing growers management practices against an AI-driven tool for maximizing soybean yield and profitability.

Participating farmers will be able to evaluate their present agronomic system (i.e. planting date,
seeding rate, row spacing, use of foliar pesticides, and nitrogen rate) against Agroptimizer
recommendations for their specific field location, soil type, tillage practice, seed, nitrogen, and
pesticide costs and projected soybean selling price.

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Soybean Scouting

A satellite imagery tool, using a NDVI is being developed to guide precision scouting efforts through the growing season. Field areas with low NDVI values may be associated with yield limiting factors (e.g., pest pressure, weeds etc.) and should will be scouted to confirm.

Scouting will be conducted periodically by MSU Cropping Systems Agronomy staff and growers will complete a management survey at the end of the growing season.

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Multistate Cover Crop Project