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NK® Soybeans outperform competitor varieties in 2015 and offer high potential for 2016

  • The 2015 growing season provides insight for 2016 variety selection
  • Agronomic concerns varied from weather and disease to pests and soybean cyst nematode (SCN)
  • NK® Soybeans performance-class varieties out-yielded competitor varieties in regional trials
MINNETONKA, MN, USA, – As 2016 planting approaches, Syngenta encourages growers to reflect on the 2015 growing season. Evaluating what positively or negatively affected soybean yields one year provides insight for the next year’s management plans and variety selections.

Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
North Dakota and Red River Valley of Minnesota
Michigan, Wisconsin, South Dakota and Minnesota
Mid-South Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee (Mississippi Delta)
Missouri and southern Illinois
 
To learn more about the NK Soybean varieties best suited for each field, growers can speak with their local NK retailer or Syngenta Seed Advisor™. They also can visit NKSoybeans.com. For more information on planning for 2016, visit our Tools to Grow More Soybeans resource page. Join the conversation – connect with us at social.SyngentaUS.com.

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Media Contacts:
Bev Larson
612-656-8382
bev.larson@syngenta.com

Miriam Paulson
919-870-5718
mpaulson@gscommunications.com

Web Resources:
NKSoybeans.com
Syngenta Soybeans
Tools to Grow More Soybeans
Y.E.S. Yield Engineering System™
Syngenta Newsroom
Know More, Grow More

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