2025 Agronomy Research Report

This research report compiles the results and discussion of University and on-farm agronomic trials conducted at Penn State and across Pennsylvania in 2025. Included are continuing projects that span from a few years of data to many years of study; and completed projects, for which results are or have been published. Continuing projects may require additional study to determine if the results found can be expected in future years under different weather conditions.

Reports on Continuing Research

• Development and Application of the Crop Manager Data Platform
• Drone Interseeding into Standing Soybeans
• Evaluating Nurse Crops to Improve Legume Cover Crop Performance
• Nitrogen Rate and Source Effects on Grass Hay Yield and Quality
• Planting Green with Reduced Herbicides Improves No-Till Soybean Production
• Proactively Monitoring Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in Soybean Fields

Reports on Completed Research

• Exploring the Value of Planting Green for Insect and Slug Control
• Foliar Fertilizers and Sugars in Soybeans
• Fungicide Efficacy for Fusarium Head Blight and Foliar Disease

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