While North Dakota ranked fourth in planted acres for soybeans in 2023, total production ranked ninth. NDSU Soybean Breeder Carrie Miranda says her research is looking at ways to increase yields for early-maturity varieties. “That way we minimize their risk for early and late frost, but again, without sacrificing yields or hopefully increasing yields,” said Miranda. She looks forward to incorporating new genetics in developing new soybean varieties. “I’m really excited to say that we have acquired the Liberty Link herbicide traits, and so we’re going to start those breeding efforts with our high-yielding lines.” It will be a few years before any varieties with these genetics could be released.
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