As the soybean harvest season comes to a close, farmers are already in the midst of seed selections for next year’s crop. That’s why when it comes to choosing the best soybean seed varieties, information can translate to profitability.

The Variety Selector program developed by the checkoff gives farmers a tool to access information about soybean seed performance comparisons of various varieties in different regions. In turn, farmers can calculate the potential value of higher quality soybeans.

With this information in hand, farmers can ask their seed dealers about seed varieties offering at least 19 percent oil and 35 percent protein.

And, when every soybean farmer chooses varieties targeting the 19/35 goals, the overall average oil and protein levels of the nation’s soybeans increase. Increasing the nation’s average answers international and domestic demand for high oil and protein soybeans.

The program can be downloaded from www.worldsbestbeans.com, or it can be ordered on CD-ROM via the Web.

The United Soybean Board (USB) is made up of 64 farmer-directors who oversee the investments of the soybean checkoff on behalf of all U.S. soybean farmers. Checkoff funds are invested in the areas of animal utilization, human utilization, industrial utilization, industry relations, market access and supply. As stipulated in the Soybean Promotion, Research and Customer Information Act, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service has oversight responsibilities for USB and the soybean checkoff.

Source: Checkoff Chronicle