Whether you’re flat-rating soybeans or using a yield-based variable rate plan, you may be missing out on the full potential of your field. True yield potential depends maximizing node and pod development—which is influenced by more than past performance.
With the right spatial analysis, Advanced Agrilytics matches the seeding rates to the location- specific conditions driving soybean growth: slope, soil moisture, organic matter, and more.
These maps illustrate how soybean seeding rates shift with water availability and slope. Steeper, water-limited environments require higher populations to support node development, while flatter, high-producing environments require lower rates to reduce competition and lodging risk. Aligning seeding strategy to terrain helps unlock yield potential across every environment in the field.
Uniform seeding rates may work well on your “better” fields, but are likely limiting performance (or wasting seed) in others. Some growers don’t realize how much variability there is within their fields until they see it visualized in our TerraSIGNAL™ layers.
Absolutely. Static seeding rates can result in missed yield opportunities of 3–4 bushels per acre in under-seeded environments, while overspending in others. At $10 soybeans, that can translate to $30–$40 per acre in unrealized revenue, or $30,000–$40,000 across 1,000 acres.
Most variable-rate plans are based on historical yield maps and soil type, which don’t fully reflect the drivers of
yield, like slope, soil moisture, and nodal development. TerraSIGNAL™ goes deeper, using spatial data to build prescriptions based on how each part of the field grows soybeans. Many growers discover untapped potential.
Soybean seeding is just one strategy in our proprietary spatial agronomy system, powered by TerraSIGNAL™
