Soybean South November 2014 by One Grower Publishing

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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2014

2015's SOUTHERN SOYBEAN VARIETIES INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS

A Supplement to Cotton Farming and Rice Farming Magazines

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Contents

2015’s Southern Soybean Varieties*

2 Varieties ’15 This section offers a partial listing of 2015 soybean varieties suited for the Southern growing region.

7 Industry News Check out the latest news in Southern soybeans.

AgVenture Midsouth

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41B1RR • Light Tawny • Super attractive Early Group 4 leader with SCN resistance • Excellent spring emergence • Medium-statured plant type with a good shatter score • “K” gene for Phytophthora Root Rot along with good field tolerance • Excellent results on loams and irrigated wide or narrow rows 42C2RR • Light Tawny • Plant shows good width with upward-reaching branches • Chloride excluder • Good score for Sudden Death Syndrome • Rps1K gene for Phytophthora Root Rot protection • Excellent results on clay and dryland on wide rows 44Z8RRSTS • Light Tawny • New Mid Group IV product with STS tolerance • Medium height, bushy plant type • Resistance to Stem Canker and Frogeye • Strong Race 3 SCN resistance

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since 2011 • Good tolerance to Frogeye Leaf Spot • “K” gene for Phytophthora Root Rot, resistant to Stem Canker • Consistent performer in most environments 47E1RR • Light Tawny • New Late Group IV indeterminate with SCN resistance • Long hypocotyls aid in no-till emergence • Resistance to Stem Canker/Frogeye Leaf Spot • Tall plant type, resists seed shatter well • Top-end yield across soil types 48E3RR • Tawny • Attractive plants, medium height • “K” gene for Phytophthora Root Rot • Chloride excluder • Genetic resistance to Stem Canker • Consistent workhorse performance 48E5R2STS • Light Tawny • New Late Group IV leader with STS and glyphosate tolerance • “C” gene for Phytophthora Root Rot • Genetic Stem Canker resistance • Strong ratings against Sudden Death and SCN • Performer on wide rows and clay

45Z9RR • Light Tawny • New Mid Group IV that excels in high yield environments • Good scores against seed shatter • Resistance to Stem Canker • Strong SCN resistance package • Top-end yield on irrigated loams

49E1RR • Gray • New Late Group IV indeterminate with strong SCN resistance • Good natural resistance to soybean aphid infestations • Plant has good overall height and width • Resistance to Stem Canker • Workhorse variety for clays or dryland

46B3RR • Tawny • Attractive, medium-statured Mid Group 4 product • A top producer in our own AgVenture tests

AV49K5LL • Gray • Indeterminate LibertyLink product for farmers who plant Late Group IVs

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• Resistance to both SCN and Root-knot nematode • “K” gene for Phytophthora Root Rot protection • Good scores against Frogeye/Stem Canker

• Protection against Soybean Cyst Nematode • Tolerance to Southern Stem Canker and Froyeye Leaf Spot • Excellent performance across years and growing environments

52B2RR • Excellent Phytophthora Root Rot protection, “3c” gene plus field tolerance • Group V determinate with top agronomic package and defenses • “K” gene plus strong field tolerance to Phytophthora Root Rot • Resistance to Stem Canker and SCN Races 3 and 14 • Consistent bean across environments

AG4934: Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield/SR Soybean – Late Group IV • Outstanding yield potential • Robust plant with very good standability • Resistance to Soybean Cyst Nematode and Phytophthora • Good tolerance to Southern Stem Canker and Sudden Death Syndrome

AV52C2LL • Very defensive Early Group V LibertyLink product • PI88788 SCN product with moderate Root-knot nematode resistance • Rps1k gene for Phytophthora Root Rot protection • Solid scores against SDS, Frogeye and Stem Canker 54K4RR • Lead product in a Mid Group V determinate • Good tolerance to Sudden Death Syndrome • Moderate resistance to Root-knot nematode • Chloride excluder • Aggressive yielder and farmer favorite across environments 55K5RR • Chloride excluder • Resistant to Stem Canker • Mid Group V determinate with excellent agronomics and defenses • SCN protection with moderate resistance to Root-knot nematode • Strong tolerance to SDS and PR (“3c” gene) • High yield potential retained in stress years

Asgrow AG4232: Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield/SR Soybean – Early Group IV • Excellent yield potential • Strong performance across MG IV growing regions • Resistance to SCN • Very good tolerance to Southern Stem Canker AG4632: Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield/SR Soybean – Mid Group IV • Very good Phytophthora field tolerance

AG5233: Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield/SR Soybean – Early Group V • Indeterminate product with aggressive growth and high yield potential • Resistance to race 3 SCN and excellent tolerance to Phytophthora • Good tolerance to Southern Stem Canker and Sudden Death Syndrome AG5332: Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield Soybean – Early Group V • High yield potential • Indeterminate medium-bushy plant with excellent performance on clay soils • Resistance to SCN • Tolerance to Southern Stem Canker and Frogeye Leaf Spot

Credenz Soybeans Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield 4959RY • Group 4 variety • Excellent protection for Southern Stem Canker and Sudden Death Syndrome • Offers good protection for Phytophthora and Frogeye Leaf Spot LibertyLink LL4650 • Group 4 variety • Great for full season and across all row widths • Excellent protection from Phytophthora, Frogeye Leaf Spot, Sudden Death Syndrome and Southern Stem Canker LL4653 • Group 4 variety • Excellent protection for Sudden Death Syndrome • Responds well to irrigation • Great for narrow and medium rows LL4850 • Group 4 variety • Offers good protection for Southern Stem Canker and Sudden Death Syndrome

• Great for early season and full season • Excellent across all rows LL4950 • Group 4 variety • Excellent option for medium and heavy soil types • Best LL variety on clay in the South • Great for early and full season LL4953 • Group 4 variety • Responds well to irrigation • Excellent option for light and medium soil types • Great for early and full season • Offers good protection for Sudden Death Syndrome Roundup Ready 2 Yield/STS RY4620 • Group 4 variety • Excellent across all soil types • Great for narrow and medium rows • Excellent protection for Sudden Death Syndrome RY4721 • Group 4 variety • Great option for early and full season • Responds well to irrigation • Excellent across medium and heavy soil types • Good crop height • Excellent protection for Phytophthora, Frogeye Leaf Spot, Sudden Death Syndrome and Southern Stem Canker Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield RY5221 • Group 5 variety • Great for early and full season • Excellent protection for Phytophthora, Frogeye Leaf Spot and Southern Stem Canker • Excellent for wide row widths • Great across medium and heavy soil types Liberty Link 5150LL • Group 5 variety • Excellent protection for Phytophthora and Frogeye Leaf Spot • Offers good protection for Sudden Death Syndrome and Southern Stem Canker 5242LL • Group 5 variety • Excellent protection for Frogeye Leaf Spot • Offers good protection for Phytophthora and Sudden Death Syndrome SOYBEAN SOUTH NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2014

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Roundup Ready 2 Yield/STS RY5421 • Group 5 variety • Great option for full season • Excellent across all soil types • Responds well to irrigation • Excellent protection for Frogeye Leaf Spot and Southern Stem Canker

MorSoy 44X82 • Early performer for the Delta • Best on mixed dirt to lighter clay • RR2 • Moderate Root-knot nematode resistance 46X04 • Medium plant height • RR2 • Best on silt loam and mixed soils • Excellent tolerance to Stem Canker • Very good tolerance to Phytophthora 46X29 • Versatile bean, performs well on all soils • RR2/STS • Medium plant type • Excellent SDS tolerance 4707 • Medium plant height, tawny, late Group 4 • Chloride excluder • Excellent disease resistance • Responds very well to all soil types 47X12 • High yield potential on mixed to clay soils • RR2/STS • Excellent double crop 48X02 • Best fit for mixed to clay soils • Tall/medium bush plant type • RR2

49X51 • RR2 • Moderately resistant to Root-knot nematode • Excellent tolerance to Frogeye Leaf Spot and Phytophthora Root Rot • Best on silt loam and clay soils 49X54 • RR2 • Excellent tolerance to Frogeye Leaf Spot, Phytophthora Root Rot and Sudden Death Syndrome • Best on loam, clay and mixed soil types 51X31 • Best for loam to heavy soil types • Root-knot nematode resistance • Chloride excluder • RR2 53X82 • Good on all soil types • Chloride excluder • RR2 5429 • Excellent choice for mixed to heavy soil types • Excellent yields with good disease package 54X41 • RR2 • Medium plant height • Excellent tolerance to Phytophthora Root Rot and Stem Canker • Chloride excluder • Best on silt loam and mixed soil types 56X02 • Tall plant type • Chloride excluder • RR2/STS • Best on mixed and clay soil types

Mycogen Seeds

48X34 • RR2/STS • Medium plant height • Excellent tolerance to Phytophthora Root Rot and Stem Canker • Best for mixed soil type • Root-knot nematode resistance

5N413R2 • Group 4 variety • Tall plant type • Stem Canker resistance • Works well in lighter soils • Works well in areas where Sudden Death Syndrome is a problem

4860 • Conventional variety • Medium-tall soybean adapted to most soil types • Excellent tolerance to Stem Canker and Phytophthora • Good standability on lighter soil types

5N432R2 • Group 4 variety • Strong emergence for no-till and early planting • Works well in many soil types and all row widths • Very good tolerance to Phytophthora

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Root Rot 5N452R2 • Group 4 variety • Great yield potential in the Mid-South • A branching plant with a good defensive package • Can handle a wide range of environments 5N522R2 • Group 5 variety • Tall determinate variety, nice plant width • Features tolerance to Root-knot nematode, Stem Canker and Frogeye Leaf Spot • Offers strong emergence and good height for tougher soils

NK Soybeans Available for Mid-South and Southeast: S39-T3 Brand (RM: 3.9) Broadly Adapted Yield Leader with STS Protection • Above average Frogeye Leaf Spot resistance • Dependable Sudden Death Syndrome resistance • Very good standability and excellent shatter resistance, allowing for easy harvest S40-N2 Brand (RM: 4.0) Expect top performance with superb standability • Excellent Frogeye Leaf Spot and above average Charcoal Rot resistances • Strong stress tolerance and shatter resistance • For use in all row widths; excels in narrow rows S45-R7 Brand (RM: 4.5) High-yielding, versatile STS variety • Very good Sudden Death Syndrome and Frogeye Leaf Spot resistances • Solid standability for ease of harvest • Good Phytophthora Root Rot field tolerance and strong iron deficiency chlorosis tolerance S47-K5 Brand (RM: 4.7) Outstanding yield on productive, well-drained soils • Very good standability • Solid stress tolerance • Excellent Frogeye Leaf Spot resistance S51-C5 Brand (RM: 5.1) Outstanding yields with solid stress tolerance • Good Sudden Death Syndrome resistance • Excellent emergence and good standability

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• Best performance on soils with good internal drainage S55-Q3 Brand (RM: 5.5) Strong yields with Root-knot nematode protection • Solid Frogeye Leaf Spot resistance • Good emergence and stress tolerance • Chloride excluder S59-V9 Brand (RM: 5.9) Strong yields with solid agronomics • Very good emergence characteristics • Solid Frogeye Leaf Spot resistance • Dependable stress tolerance

Pioneer P47T36R (RR) • 47 RM • Exceptional yielding variety for loamy soils • Excellent Stem Canker resistance plus good Sudden Death Syndrome tolerance • SCN Race 3 and 14 resistance • Suited for soils with elevated chloride levels P47T89R (RR) • 47 RM

• Exceptional Stem Canker resistance plus strong chloride tolerance • SCN Race 3 and 14 resistance • Above average tolerance to Frogeye Leaf Spot • Outstanding yield potential on silt loam and clay soils P48T53R (RR) • 48 RM • Superior Stem Canker resistance with above average Sudden Death Syndrome tolerance • Tawny line with wide canopy • SCN Race 3 and 14 resistance • Exceptional tolerance to Charcoal Rot and Frogeye Leaf Spot • Performs across a wide range of key environments P49T80R (RR) • 49 RM • Strong performance on heavy silt loams and clay • Excellent resistance to Stem Canker and SCN Race 3 and 14 • Exceptional tolerance to high chloride soils • Above average tolerance to Sudden Death Syndrome • Excellent candidate for Early Soybean

Production System P49T97R (RR) • 49 RM • Great standability in high-yield environment • Phytophthora resistance via Rps1k • Strong disease tolerance package – including good Frogeye Leaf Spot and Stem Canker tolerance • SCN Race 3 resistance and very good Sudden Death Syndrome tolerance • Strong tolerance to chloride soils P50T64R (RR) • 50 RM • Phytophthora resistance via Rps1k • Outstanding resistance to Stem Canker and SCN Race 3 and 14 • Indeterminate line with above average tolerance to Charcoal Rot • Chloride-tolerant with wide canopy • Performs across all soil types P52T50R (RR) • 52 RM • Great harvest standability with exceptional yield potential • Phytophthora resistance via Rps1k • Strong SCN Race 3 and Stem Canker

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resistance • Very good chloride tolerance with wide canopy P53T62L Brand (LL) • 53 RM • LL herbicide resistance • Indeterminate growth habit • Above average tolerance to Charcoal Rot • Exceptional Stem Canker resistance • Above average tolerance to Frogeye Leaf Spot P53T73SR (RR, STS) • 53 RM • Above average Phytophthora field tolerance • Good SCN Race 3 and Stem Canker resistance • Excellent Southern Root-knot nematode tolerance • Strong chloride tolerance with wide canopy • Good Frogeye Leaf Spot tolerance plus tolerance to SU chemistries P54T94R (RR) • 54 RM • Phytophthora resistance via Rps1k • Strong SCN Race 3 and Stem Canker resistance • Excellent Southern Root-knot nematode tolerance • Very good chloride tolerance with wide canopy • Position on sandy and silt loams 95Y70 (RR/STS) • 57 RM • Tall plant stature • Suitable for both full-season and doublecrop behind wheat, and ultra-late planting • Strong Frogeye Leaf Spot tolerance • Excellent Southern Root-knot nematode tolerance

Terral Seed REV47R53 • 4.7 days RM • Top-end yield potential and stress tolerance in one variety • Very good green stem tolerance • Dryland option REV48R22 • 4.8 days RM • Superior product for heavy clays • Rps-1k Phytophthora resistance • Excellent flood tolerance REV56R63 • 5.7 days RM

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• Multi-race Phytophthora resistance (Rps-3c) • Very good Stem Canker field tolerance • Very good Frogeye Leaf Spot tolerance • Versatile new product with strong defensive package for varying soil types and row spacings REV55R53 • 5.5 days RM • Attractive plant type • Rps-1k with very good horizontal resistance to Phytophthora spp. • Best suited on mixed to lighter ground • Chloride excluder REV54R84 • 5.4 days RM • Mid MG-5 with top-end yield potential • Highest rating on lodging resistance • Very good disease package • Should move South well REV52R74 • 5.2 days RM • Indeterminate early MG-5 • Excellent Stem Canker tolerance • Tawny bean with very good lodging resistance • Should move South well REV51R53 • 5.1 days RM • Indeterminate plant type • Wide area of adaptation • Top-end yield potential • Best suited to mixed or lighter soil types • Tall and bushy

REV57R21 • 5.7 days RM • Tawny rate of maturity • Above average Phytophthora resistance • Excellent drydown REV49A14 • 5.1 days RM • Best suited to well drained, productive soils • Aggressive plant growth with rapid canopy closure • Top-end yield potential • Tall and bushy REV49L29 • 4.9 days RM • LibertyLink gene for resistance to Liberty herbicide • Well suited for very sandy soil types • Performs well under weaker pivots • Attractive type plant • Good wheat double-crop or late-planting option

* This Soybean Variety Guide offers a partial listing of soybean varieties suited for the Southern growing region. For more variety offerings, contact your local seed representative. Useful Links • AgVenture Midsouth: www.agventuremidsouth.com • Asgrow: www.asgrowanddekalb.com • Credenz Soybeans: www.bayercropscience.us • MorSoy: www.crvseed.com • Mycogen Seeds: www.MYCOGEN.com • NK Soybeans: www.nk-us.com • Pioneer: www.pioneer.com • Terral Seed: www.terralseed.com

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■ Ag Policy Update: FAPRI’s October Price Projections The following is an excerpt from the Ag Policy Update by Dr. Kurt Guidry, LSU AgCenter agricultural economist: The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri released its new projections for marketing year average prices for all covered commodities under the 2014 Farm Bill. FAPRI will release these projections every month until the end of the Farm Bill program signup period on March 31, 2015. One of the major decisions that producers must make is choosing between the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and the Agricultural

Risk coverage (ARC) programs for their farm’s base acres. For the PLC program, payments are triggered when the marketing year average price falls below a reference price established by the Farm Bill. So, the marketing year average price has a direct impact on the amount of potential payments under the PLC program. For the ARC program, payments are triggered when actual revenue levels fall below established guaranteed levels. Since revenue is calculated as price times yields, ARC payments will be influenced not only by marketing year average prices but also by yields. FAPRI’s September and October 2014 projections for marketing year average prices

Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) Soybean Price Projections

Marketing Year

October 2014 Projection $/Bushel

$9.92 $9.04 $9.72 $10.32 $10.57

$9.95 $8.93 $9.55 $10.26 $10.50

Change $/Bushel

PLC Reference Price $/Bushel

Potential PLC Payment Rate $/Bushel

$0.03 -$0.11 -$0.17 -$0.06 -$0.07

$8.40 $8.40 $8.40 $8.40 $8.40

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

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2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19

September 2014 Projection $/Bushel

from the 2014/15 marketing year to the 2018/19 marketing year show that, for soybeans, projected prices remain above the reference price in each year and would result in no PLC program payments. While payments under the ARC program cannot be projected with just the projections for prices, these price projections can provide some insight as to relative attractiveness of the PLC versus the ARC program for a commodity. For those commodities that do not project a PLC payment in any of the five years, the ARC program may be a more attractive choice. While it is uncertain whether or not ARC payments would be available for the commodity, it is certain that PLC payments would not be available given those marketing year average prices. Conversely, for those commodities that do project a PLC payment in each of the five years, the PLC program may be a more attractive choice than ARC. This would be particularly true if yield variability of that commodity is small. A commodity with low yield variability would likely mean that the potential of having yields fall far enough to trigger an ARC payment is relatively small. In that case, the higher probability of a PLC payment would

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make it a more attractive choice than the ARC program. This report should not be viewed as a deciding factor in the choice between the ARC and PLC programs. These are simply projected marketing year prices. This discussion is being submitted as another piece of information that producers can utilize in thoroughly analyzing their Farm Bill election decisions. ■ Call for nominations for Soy Board elections in North Carolina Do you know a farmer who is a good volunteer leader and would be well suited to represent soybean growers? The North Carolina Soybean Producers Association is calling for nominations for six individuals to stand for election to the board of directors. Elections are scheduled for Jan. 15, 2015 at the association’s annual meeting in Durham. This year, nominations are requested for individuals residing in the following counties: Alexander, Catawba, Cleveland, Cumberland, Davie, Davidson, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gaston, Halifax, Harnett, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Nash, Randolph, Rowan and Union. Terms of service are for three years. Farmers who sold soybeans in the past calendar year are eligible to serve on the board. Nominations will be accepted through Dec. 15, 2014 for individuals residing in one of these counties. The board is not accepting nominations this year for individuals who do not reside in one of the listed counties. Directors on the soybean board are elected for a three year term. The 30-member board of directors is the official soybean research and promotion board for North Carolina and serves as the governing body for the statewide membership association of N.C. soy growers. To nominate someone, please call 1-800839-5775 or email ncsoy@ncsoy.org. ■ Louisiana releases 2014 preliminary soybean official variety trials The preliminary variety trial results from five of the seven locations throughout the state have been announced. Continued rain in south Louisiana delayed harvest at those locations until about Oct.13. Information from Baton Rouge and Jeanerette will be announced as soon as it is available. The parish soybean “core block” variety demonstrations can also be accessed. All information will be posted on the following LSU AgCenter website: http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/crops_live stock/crops/

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