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Soybean and Wheat Seed Selection Highlighted in Newest MSU Extension Bulletins

By Jonathan LaPorte

Selecting the right seed for your farm starts and stops with profitability. You want to select varieties that are adaptable and will maximize yields across all acres. However, the key to profitability is to also consider more than just yields. The economic returns related to seed and harvest costs are equally important. The latest bulletins from the DEMaND (Developing and Educating Managers and New Decision-makers) series offer insight into these decisions by exploring soybean and wheat seed selection, costs and impacts on farm revenue.

Seed guides can be a little tricky to understand if you don’t have experience reading them or if you have limited experience and switch between companies. Bulletin E-3431: How to Read a Seed Guide (Soybean Edition) and Bulletin E-3505: How to Read a Seed Guide (Wheat Edition) discuss the types of information often found across most soybean and wheat seed guides. The bulletins also review how costs and harvest factors are important considerations in selecting seed options for your farm.

Visit the DEMaND series website to download these new resources today. Check out additional articles, bulletins, webinar recordings and more!

The DEMaND series helps the next generation of farm operators learn about financial and business management strategies. These strategies help individuals grow in their capacity to meet the complex needs and challenges of managing a successful farm business. Whether individuals represent a succession of generations, transition from employee to owner, or are new to farming, the DEMaND series offers a fresh look at farm management.

This article was published by Michigan State University Extension. For more information, visit https://extension.msu.edu. To have a digest of information delivered straight to your email inbox, visit https://extension.msu.edu/newsletters. To contact an expert in your area, visit https://extension.msu.edu/experts, or call 888-MSUE4MI (888-678-3464).

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