Soybeans variety reviews · 2026.

Forage-type soybeans (indeterminate, late-maturing) are widely regarded as the highest-protein summer-and-fall food plot for whitetail in the Upper Southeast. Eagle's Big Fellow line is a long-running food-plot-specific genetic platform that holds up through season-long browsing better than commercial soybean varieties.

MG 2 maturity matches the Northern Corn Belt season — these varieties reach R8 with enough buffer before frost in most years. Asgrow has a deep MG 2 lineup and the Xtend trait is widely deployed for waterhemp control here.

MG 3 is the dominant maturity range across central Iowa, central Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio — Asgrow has a deep lineup tested annually in all four state programs. SCN resistance is non-negotiable here and standard PI88788 source is widely deployed; some varieties offer Peking source for fields with elevated SCN populations.

MG 4 is the dominant maturity for the Upper Southeast and is widely double-cropped behind winter wheat across Tennessee, Kentucky, and northern Arkansas. Pioneer's Enlist E3 trait is well-positioned here for resistant Palmer amaranth control. Frogeye leaf spot resistance is increasingly important — verify per variety.