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Soybean yields rise over 20 years with less land, energy, and water
Gil Gullickson
12/03/2010 @ 6:46pm
Crops Technology Editor for Successful Farming magazine/Agriculture.com
Soybeans
yields are saddled with the reputation that their yields lag those of corn.
Still, a glance backward shows U.S. soybean yields have risen 29% on average
over the past 20 years.
The
reason? At October’s Syngenta Media Summit in San Antonio, Vern Hawkins,
president of Syngenta Crop Protection, noted the increase is due to:
·
Better technology
·
Glyphosate-tolerant traits
·
Improved seed care
·
Better weed control, including weed resistance management
·
Disease control
·
Insect and nematode control
