Soybeans

Description: A warm-season annual legume. Provides highly nutritious and preferred forage, leaves, stems, and beans, for deer. Browsed heavily by deer in early growth stages. Therefore, not recommended on small plots or where deer densities are high. Best used in combination planting.

Varieties: There are hundreds of varieties including some re-seeding varieties such as Bobwhite and Quailhaven. Typical forage type varieties generally provide best performance.

Soil Adaptation: Adapted to well drained, medium textured soils such as sandy loams and clay loams.

Fertilization: A soil test is recommended, or use 300 lbs/acre of 0–20–20.

Lime Requirements: Apply according to soil test or as required to maintain a soil pH of 5.8–7.0.

Planting Dates: May 1–June 1.

Planting Rate: Plant 30 lbs/acre in 24–36 inch rows or drill 30 lbs/acre at 10-inch row spacing or broadcast 50 lbs/acre and cover 0.5 inch; inoculant required.

Soil Preparation: Plant in a well disked, firm seedbed.

Companion Plants: Corn or grain sorghum. Reduce planting rate to 30–35 lbs/acre broadcast when planting combinations.

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