Soybean

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Soybean Performance Trials Data

Soybean performance tests are conducted annually to provide farmers, extension personnel, and private seed companies with agronomic information on varieties submitted by private seed companies, Michigan State University, and Michigan Crop Improvement Association.
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2024 Soybean Data:

Full report coming soon!

Company Listing
Variety Index

Individual location data for some of the locations in 2024

The Saginaw* County trials:
Cooperator: Tom Hoff, Saginaw, MI
Saginaw Central Roundup Ready Early
Saginaw Central Roundup Ready Late
Saginaw Central Conventional

The Sanilac* County trials:
Cooperator: Rick Gerstenberger, Sandusky, MI
Sanilac Central Roundup Ready Early
Sanilac Central Roundup Ready Late
Sanilac Central Conventional

The Hillsdale County trials:
Cooperator: Matt Lennard, Reading, MI
Hillsdale South Roundup Ready Early
Hillsdale South Roundup Ready Late
Hillsdale South Conventional

*plot size factor was corrected 11/15/2024

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Previous year’s data and reports are below.
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2023 Soybean Data:

click the picture below for a printable pdf version. Individual tables and documents can be found below.

Report Text Pages
Company Listing
Variety Index

Central Conventional
Central RR Early
Central RR Late
South Conventional
South RR Early
South RR Late

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2022 Soybean Report:

click the picture below for a printable pdf version. Individual tables and documents can be found below.

Repo rt text pages
Company Listing
Variety Index

Central Conventional
South Conventional
Central RR early
Central RR late
South RR early
South RR late

Individual location data for some of the locations in 2022

The Hillsdale County trials:
Cooperator: Robert Lennard, Reading, MI
Hillsdale South Roundup Ready Early
Hillsdale South Roundup Ready Late
Hillsdale South Conventional

The Sanilac County trials:
Cooperator: Rick Gerstenberger, Sandusky, MI
Sanilac Central Roundup Ready Early
Sanilac Central Roundup Ready Late
Sanilac Central Conventional

The Lenawee County trials:
Cooperator: David and Jason Woods, Britton, MI
Lenawee South Roundup Ready Early
Lenawee South Roundup Ready Late
Lenawee South Conventional

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2021 Soybean Report

click the picture below for a printable pdf version. Individual tables and documents can be found below.

2021 Report Text and Tables: These are the final tables and supporting documents

Report text pages
Company Listing
Variety Index

Central Conventional
South Conventional
Central RR early
Central RR late
South RR early
South RR late

2021 Individual location data is considered preliminary data:

The Lenawee county trials:
Cooperator: David and Jason Woods, Britton, MI
Lenawee Roundup Ready Early
Lenawee Roundup Ready Late
Lenawee Conventional

The Saginaw county trials:
Cooperator: Tom Hoff, Saginaw, MI
Saginaw Roundup Ready Early
Saginaw Roundup Ready Late
Saginaw Conventional

The Sanilac county trials:
Cooperator: Rick Gerstenberger, Sandusky, MI
Sanilac Roundup Ready Early
Sanilac Roundup Ready Late
Sanilac Conventional (trial discarded due to variation)

The Hillsdale county trials:
Cooperator: Robert Lennard, Reading, MI
Hillsdale Roundup Ready Early
Hillsdale Roundup Ready Late
Hillsdale Conventional

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2020 Soybean Report

Click on the picture below for the full 2020 printable report.

2020 Report Text and Tables:

Report text pages
Variety Index
Company Listing

Central Conventional
South Conventional
Central RR early
Central RR late
South RR early
South RR late

Picture taken at Lenawee county trial Oct 11, 2020

2020 Individual location data is considered preliminary data:

The Lenawee county trial contains the South zone trials
Cooperator: David and Jason Woods, Britton, MI
Lenawee Roundup Ready Early
Lenawee Roundup Ready Late
Lenawee Conventional

The Saginaw county trial contains the Central zone trials
Cooperator: Tom Hoff, Saginaw, MI
Saginaw Roundup Ready Early
Saginaw Roundup Ready Late
Saginaw Conventional

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2019 Soybean Report

Click on the picture below to download the full printable report.

Report text pages
Variety Index
Company Listing

Central Conventional
South Conventional
Central RR early
Central RR late
South RR early
South RR late
Central Liberty Link
South Liberty Link

2019 Individual location data is considered preliminary data:

The Allegan county trial contains the Central zone trials
Cooperator: Jim Wykoski, Wayland, MI
Allegan Roundup Ready Early
Allegan Roundup Ready Late
Allegan Liberty Link
Allegan Conventional

The Lenawee county trial contains the South zone trials
Cooperator: David and Jason Woods, Britton, MI
Lenawee Roundup Ready Early
Lenawee Roundup Ready Late
Lenawee Liberty Link
Lenawee Conventional

The Saginaw county trial contains the Central zone trials
Cooperator: Tom Hoff, Saginaw, MI
Saginaw Roundup Ready Early
Saginaw Roundup Ready Late
Saginaw Liberty Link
Saginaw Conventional

The St. Joseph county trial contains the South zone trials
Cooperator: Roger Gentz, Mendon, MI
St Joseph Roundup Ready Early
St Joseph Roundup Ready Late
St Joseph Liberty Link
St Joseph Conventional

The Ingham county trial contains the South zone trials
Cooperator: Michigan State University, Mason, MI
Ingham Roundup Ready Early
Ingham Roundup Ready Late
Ingham Liberty Link
Ingham Conventional (discarded because of bad spot in the field)

Click below for the 2019 Organic Soybean Report

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2018 Soybean Report

Below is the report text and individual data tables. Protein and oil data has been added to the tables. Click on the picture to download the entire report (before protein and oil was added).

Report
Variety Index
Company listing

Central Conventional
South Conventional
Central RR early
Central RR late
South RR early
South RR late
Central Liberty Link
South Liberty Link

2018 Individual location data is considered preliminary data:

The Clinton county trial contains the Central and South zone trials
Cooperator: Tom Galecka, Ovid, MI
The Roundup Ready side of the field was discarded due to non-uniformity
Clinton Central Conventional
Clinton South Conventional
Clinton Central Liberty Link
Clinton South Liberty Link

The St. Joseph county trial contains the South zone trials
Cooperator: Roger and Anne Gentz Family, Mendon, MI
The conventional side of the field has not been harvested yet
St. Joseph Roundup Ready Early
St. Joseph Roundup Ready Late
St. Joseph Liberty Link
St. Joseph Conventional

The Saginaw county trial contains the Central zone trials
Cooperator: Tom Hoff, Saginaw, MI
Saginaw Roundup Ready Early
Saginaw Roundup Ready Late
Saginaw Liberty Link
Saginaw Conventional

The Hillsdale county trial contains the Southern zone trials
Cooperator: Robert Lenard, Reading, MI
Hillsdale Roundup Ready Early
Hillsdale Roundup Ready Late
Hillsdale Liberty Link
Hillsdale Conventional

The Sanilac county trial contains the Central zone trials
Cooperator: Gerstenberger Farms, Inc, Sandusky, MI
Sanilac Roundup Ready Early
Sanilac Roundup Ready Late
Sanilac Liberty Link
Sanilac Conventional

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