Crop directory
Soybeans across all 50 states.
Glycine maxRow CropFrost Sensitive100–150 days to maturitySoil-temp ≥ 50°F
Soybeans (Glycine max) is a row crop crop with a frost sensitive frost profile. Across all 50 states, 40 have soybeans as a primary crop, 9 as secondary, 1 as limited, and 0 as trial-only.
Agronomy reference
Soil-temp minimum
50°F
Soil-temp optimum
60–85°F
Days to maturity
100–150
Water (in/wk)
0.8–1.4"
Soil pH
6–7
Nitrogen demand
low
Growing-degree-day requirement: 2400 GDD (base 50°F) from planting to maturity.
Source: www.nrcs.usda.gov
Primary in 40 states
Commercially significant or common.
- AlabamaZone 8aSpring · April 8–April 29
- ArizonaZone 8bSpring · March 29–April 19
- ArkansasZone 7bSpring · April 19–May 10
- ColoradoZone 5bSpring · May 24–June 14
- ConnecticutZone 6bSpring · May 9–May 30
- DelawareZone 7aSpring · April 29–May 20
- GeorgiaZone 8aSpring · April 8–April 29
- IdahoZone 5bSpring · May 29–June 19
- IllinoisZone 6aSpring · May 9–May 30
- IndianaZone 6aSpring · May 15–June 5
- IowaZone 5aSpring · May 19–June 9
- KansasZone 6aSpring · May 9–May 30
- KentuckyZone 6bSpring · May 4–May 25
- MaineZone 5aSpring · May 29–June 19
- MarylandZone 7aSpring · April 29–May 20
- MassachusettsZone 6aSpring · May 15–June 5
- MichiganZone 5bSpring · May 24–June 14
- MississippiZone 8aSpring · April 8–April 29
- MissouriZone 6bSpring · May 4–May 25
- NebraskaZone 5aSpring · May 19–June 9
- NevadaZone 7aSpring · May 9–May 30
- New HampshireZone 5bSpring · May 29–June 19
- New JerseyZone 7aSpring · May 4–May 25
- New MexicoZone 7aSpring · May 9–May 30
- New YorkZone 5bSpring · May 24–June 14
- North CarolinaZone 7bSpring · April 19–May 10
- OhioZone 6aSpring · May 15–June 5
- OklahomaZone 7aSpring · April 24–May 15
- OregonZone 8aSpring · May 4–May 25
- PennsylvaniaZone 6bSpring · May 9–May 30
- Rhode IslandZone 7aSpring · May 4–May 25
- South CarolinaZone 8aSpring · April 13–May 4
- TennesseeZone 7aSpring · April 24–May 15
- TexasZone 8bSpring · March 29–April 19
- UtahZone 6bSpring · May 15–June 5
- VermontZone 5aSpring · May 29–June 19
- VirginiaZone 7aSpring · April 29–May 20
- WashingtonZone 8aSpring · April 29–May 20
- West VirginiaZone 6bSpring · May 9–May 30
- WisconsinZone 5aSpring · May 24–June 14
Secondary in 9 states
Grown but not at scale; often gardens / food plots / cover.
- AlaskaZone 4aSpring · June 8–June 29
- CaliforniaZone 9aSpring · March 15–April 5
- FloridaZone 9bSpring · February 29–March 21
- LouisianaZone 9aSpring · March 19–April 9
- MinnesotaZone 4aSpring · May 29–June 19
- MontanaZone 4bSpring · June 3–June 24
- North DakotaZone 4aSpring · June 3–June 24
- South DakotaZone 4bSpring · May 29–June 19
- WyomingZone 4bSpring · June 8–June 29
Limited in 1 states
Marginal — only the warmest counties or season-extended setups.
- HawaiiZone 11aSpring · January 15–February 5
Beyond the harvest
Hunting use · food plot
Soybeans as a hunting food plot.
Soybeans are a primary deer food during summer growth and through pod fill. Standing soybeans through winter provide late-season hunting attraction.
Attractswhitetail deer
Soybeans planting in your county.
Bield: Farm ties weather and soil-temperature stations in your county to soybeans planting thresholds — get notified when conditions clear your target.