URBANDALE, Iowa - Keeping up with the latest information that will help you grow consistently higher yielding soybeans is a challenge. The Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) offers a new resource that will help you sort through the clutter and get the best, most up to date information available today.

“ISA is a trusted resource for the latest science-based information on improving soybean yield,” says Delbert Christensen, ISA supply committee chairman and a soybean grower from near Audubon. “This is a new resource for soybean growers who want to improve their yields. It’s packed with information generated from years of checkoff funded research. All the information is free and most is available 24/7 at the click of a mouse.”

To access the information, simply go to www.iasoybeans.com <http://www.iasoybeans.com> and click on the “Production Research” link on the left side of the screen.

Listen to the latest advice on production issues from soybean researchers by either listening to podcast files on your computer or by downloading them to your mp3 player. Hear Iowa State University (ISU) Extension Agronomist Palle Pedersen offer planting tips and ISU Entomologist Marlin Rice discuss the latest predictions on bean leaf beetle. Timely production information will be posted throughout the growing season.

In addition, there are several print publications you can either order at no cost or download via pdf. New publications include:

Soybean Disease & Pest Management Field Guide
The Soybean Disease & Pest Management Field Guide is packed with the latest information on seeding rates, soil fertility recommendations, disease and insect identification and other information designed to maximize profitability. This water resistant, full-color, pocket-sized publication is a “must have” for soybean growers.

Delivering on the Promise
This 12-page booklet summarizes the ongoing checkoff funded research at Iowa State University invested to increase grower performance and profitability.

Soybean Aphid Research Update
Developed by the North Central Soybean Research Program, the Soybean Aphid Research Update provides the latest information about effectively managing soybean aphids.

Soybean Fact Sheets
The latest information from Iowa State University agronomist Palle Pedersen on soybean variety selection; managing soybean cyst nematode; row spacing in soybean for greater yield; optimum plant populations in Iowa and managing soybean for high yield.  Following the management recommendations in these six fact sheets will put you well on road to obtaining higher soybean yield.

Managing Soybeans from the Ground Up  
This information packed publication gives you the latest on the impact of soil potassium levels on soybean aphid populations; selecting the right soybean varieties; rethinking planting dates and seeding recommendations and the impact of tillage practices on SDS.

Links to other informative Web sites are also included on the site. For more information, contact David Wright, Ph.D., Director of Contract Research, at dwright@iasoybeans.com.