# Cut Costs, Not Yield: What Iowa Soybean Research Is Showing Farmers

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Podcast: [Farm4Profit Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/farm4profit-podcast-88385)
Published: 2026-06-03T05:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

What’s actually working in soybeans right now? Not guesses—real answers from hundreds of on-farm trials across Iowa. In this What’s Working in Ag segment, we sit down with Alex Shaffer, Research Agronomy Lead at the Iowa Soybean Association, to break down what real, on-farm data is showing farmers right now—and where they may be overspending.

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