The American Soybean Association and 
BASF Present the 
Secure Optimal Yield (SOY) Field Trials Program.

Secure Optimal Yield 2009

 

Program Objectives

  • Protect soybean yields by reducing early-season weed competition
  • Lengthen the glyphosate application window to reduce the risk of missing post timing
  • Reduce risk of weed resistance or weed shifts
  • Enhance disease management for improved Plant Health and increased yields Increase net yield per acre of soybeans

Participation Criteria  

The following guidelines represent the minimum requirements for participation in the ASA-BASF Secure Optimal Yield (SOY) Challenge for the 2009 growing season. Field test areas should be chosen carefully to minimize effect of local field variations.

  1. All participants must be members of the American Soybean Association. If you are not already an ASA member, ASA will provide a free one-year membership (approximate value $70) when you sign up for the 2009 SOY program. ASA member benefits include 10 issues of the ASA Today newsletter; e-mail subscription to the ASA Weekly Leader Letter; discounted registration for the annual Commodity ClassicSM conference and trade show; 10% discount on Cabela’s® gift cards purchased on www.SoyGrowers.com; Preferred Price (1% below factory invoice) on the purchase or lease of most new Chrysler, Dodge or Jeep vehicles; and your children and grandchildren are eligible to compete for an annual $5,000 SOY Scholarship for pursuit of ag degrees. (If you are already an ASA member, you’ll receive a free one-year extension. If you’re a lifetime member, you’ll receive a Cabela’s gift card equal to the cost of a one-year membership in your state.)
  2. Allocate 20 or more historic corn/soy acres within a single field.
  3. Field trial acres to be planted with a single variety of Roundup Ready® soybeans of the participant’s choice.
  4. Control acres to be treated with a single post application of glyphosate only.
  5. Test acres to be treated with a burndown application that includes a BASF residual herbicide, one post application of glyphosate and one application of Headline® fungicide at R2-R3.
  6. Grower maintains records and provides feedback showing type and cost of crop inputs used, weed and disease control observations and yield harvest data. Submit information to BASF by November 13, 2009, and ASA will send you a $200 Cabela’s gift card redeemable online or at Cabela’s retail outlets.
  7. A complete set of guidelines will be provided to all field trial participants. Growers will be contacted by BASF for further program guidance.
For more information, contact:
  • Your local ASA Recruiter
  • Your local BASF Retailer
  • Your BASF Business Representative
  • Call BASF directly @ 1-866-315-9487