First, select a maturity group that is adapted to your region. Next, select a high-yielding variety that has the nematode and disease resistance packages relevant to your field. Gather data from several respectable sources that run replicated studies and that are planted over many geographic regions.
Maturity group:
Use a maturity group adapted to the region and cropping system that you employ. However, growers in the Mid-South have moved to an early planting system with an earlier maturity group. Please refer to the following maturity group map. (insert map)
Resistance:
If diseases or other pests, such as soybean cyst nematode, are an issue, then select varieties with resistance or tolerance to those diseases and/or pests.
