Shatter-Prone Soybeans

Watch for Shatter in Wet, Delayed Bean Harvest

Emily Unglesbee
By  Emily Unglesbee , DTN Staff Reporter
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At 10% moisture and below, soybean pods are far more likely to open up and drop their beans, resulting in shatter loss during or before harvest. (DTN photo by Pamela Smith)
At 10% moisture and below, soybean pods are far more likely to open up and drop their beans, resulting in shatter loss during or before harvest. (DTN photo by Pamela Smith)
After multiple cycles of wetting and drying, some Midwestern soybean fields will be more prone to shatter loss and will require careful harvest management this fall.

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Emily Unglesbee

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