It seemed to take forever this spring, but hopefully all of your soybeans are planted – for the first and only time. Ohio’s biggest challenge is replanting; it is costly (new seed, cost of planting, lower yields due to delay in planting). The first step is assessing overall stand health – do you have enough plants to obtain the best yields? Based on a substantial amount of data, for soybeans planted in May, a harvest population of at least 100,000 plants/acre is generally adequate to maximize yield.