Table 5. Soybean acreage in the six agricultural reporting regions

Region Acres
1 271,900
2 1,241,600
3 808,500
4 1,353,300
5 1,366,200
6 458,500
State 5,500,000

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Table 6. Fertilizer usage on soybeans

Fertilizer Region Percent areas treated Average number of treatments Rate per treatment (lbs/acre) Total amount applied (lbs)
Nitrogen
(N = 56)		 1 44.83 1.08 14.19 2,050,700
2 3.37 1.00 7.57 348,700
3 18.31 1.00 14.36 234,000
4 13.82 1.06 39.18 8,542,800
5 6.02 1.25 101.32 11,458,600
6 10.00 1.00 15.04 759,200
State 16.05 1.07 31.94 23,394,000
Phosphate
(N = 47)		 1 44.83 1.08 26.90 3,677,700
2 5.62 1.00 31.60 2,302,100
3 18.31 1.00 36.84 5,681,100
4 9.76 1.00 57.00 7,839,500
5 2.26 1.00 60.80 1,951,800
6 5.00 1.00 69.00 1,647,800
State 14.29 1.01 46.89 23,100,000
Potash
(N = 47)		 1 51.72 1.20 49.54 8,951,900
2 3.37 1.00 34.07 1,526,700
3 18.31 1.00 61.49 9,746,700
4 9.76 1.00 34.58 4,889,300
5 2.26 1.00 72.00 2,376,000
6 5.00 1.00 90.00 2,209,400
State 15.07 1.03 56.95 29,700,000

1 N, number of survey reports for the whole State.

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Table 7. Herbicide usage on soybeans

Herbicide Region Percent acres treated Rate per crop year (lbs AI/acre) Total amount applied (lbs Al)
Acifluorfen
(N =23)		 1 10.34 0.10 2,800
2 15.73 0.18 35,800
3 1.43 0.16 1,900
4 _2 _2 _2
5 3.76 0.34 17,500
6 _2 _2 _2
State 7.82 0.20 58,000
Alachlor
(N = 48)		 1 3.45 2.06 19,300
2 6.74 2.74 229,400
3 27.14 2.91 638,400
4 7.38 2.82 281,800
5 9.02 2.82 348,100
6 5.00 2.05 47,000
State 9.79 2.57 1,564,000
Bentazon
(N = 52)		 1 20.69 0.54 30,300
2 24.72 0.72 221,600
3 7.14 0.67 38,700
4 4.10 0.53 29,200
5 9.02 0.87 106,600
6 10.00 0.62 28,600
State 12.61 0.66 455,000
Ethalfluralin
(N = 24)		 1 3.45 1.08 10,100
2 12.36 0.80 122,600
3 7.14 0.87 50,100
4 3.28 0.63 28,100
5 2.26 0.78 24,100
6 _2 _2 _2
State 5.68 0.83 235,000
Fluazifop-p-butyl
(N = 21)		 1 6.90 0.20 3,700
2 _2 _2 _2
3 2.86 0.10 2,400
4 5.74 0.06 5,000
5 6.02 0.13 10,300
6 10.00 0.08 3,600
State 6.30 0.11 25,000
Glyphosate
(N = 16)		 1 _2 _2 _2
2 3.37 0.69 28,800
3 4.29 0.35 12,000
4 6.56 0.62 54,900
5 1.50 1.04 21,300
6 _2 _2 _2
State 3.93 0.68 117,000
Imazethapyr
(N = 240)		 1 _2 _2 _2
2 31.46 0.06 22,200
3 45.71 0.06 21,600
4 63.11 0.05 44,700
5 62.41 0.06 49,900
6 75.00 0.06 20,600
State 55.54 0.06 159,000
Metolachlor
(N = 21)		 1 10.34 1.41 39,700
2 _2 _2 _2
3 12.86 1.18 123,000
4 4.10 1.61 89,300
5 2.26 1.54 47,600
6 5.00 0.85 19,400
State 6.91 1.32 319,000
Metribuzin
(N = 21)		 1 _2 _2 _2
2 6.74 0.34 28,100
3 11.43 0.21 19,600
4 3.28 0.17 7,600
5 2.26 0.31 9,700
6 _2 _2 _2
State 5.93 0.26 65,000
Pendimethalin
(N = 38)		 1 17.24 0.74 34,500
2 5.62 1.00 69,800
3 12.86 1.23 127,600
4 4.92 0.94 62,500
5 7.52 1.13 116,500
6 15.00 1.14 78,100
State 10.53 1.03 489,000
Quizalofop-ethyl
(N = 11)		 1 _2 _2 _2
2 3.37 0.01 500
3 1.43 0.03 400
4 _3 NA 500
5 3.76 0.06 3,300
6 5.00 0.06 1,300
State 3.39 0.04 6,000
Sethoxydim
(N = 23)		 1 17.24 0.29 13,500
2 3.37 0.24 10,100
3 4.29 0.21 7,200
4 4.10 0.29 16,100
5 5.26 0.28 20,100
6 _2 _2 _2
State 6.85 0.26 67,000
Thifensulfuron
(N = 23)		 1 6.90 0.005 100
2 2.25 0.004 100
3 _2 _2 _2
4 4.10 0.004 200
5 7.52 0.003 300
6 20.00 0.003 300
State 8.15 0.004 1,000
Trifluralin
(N = 192)		 1 34.48 0.79 73,600
2 64.04 0.82 655,800
3 47.14 0.65 246,200
4 50.00 0.82 556,600
5 20.30 0.73 203,200
6 20.00 0.63 576,000
State 39.33 0.74 2,311,400

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1 N, number of survey reports for the whole State.
2 Insufficient reports to publish data for this herbicide.
3 The herbicide was used on less than one percent of the acres.
NA, Data not available.