The to UGA Extension Agronomist Mark Freeman and UGA Extension Weed Scientist Dr. Eric Prostko, The following is the current list of UGA recommended soybean varieties for 2017. To make it on this list, a soybean variety must 1) perform, at least, at or above the 2-year average in yield across 6 Georgia locations (12-test average); 2) must not be susceptible to stem canker; and 3) other considerations include new herbicide tolerances or nematode resistances.
II. Coastal Plain and Piedmont (Late Planted)