Storing leftover soybean seeds

[WTNUT]

Has anyone had success storing untreated soybean seed until next planting season.


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[Booner21]

I do it all the time never have a problem. 5 gal buckets with lids or sometimes I buy untreated and keep in the bag.

 

[Robert86]

Just don't let them freeze.

 

[Wild Thing]

I have always just stored unused seed back in its original bag and stored it in my insulated barn. Still, germination rates of older soybean seed diminishes rapidly - more so than any other seed IMO. I typically purchase my soybean seed on the Conservation Seed Program from either NWTF or NDA so it is already a year old when I get it. If I don't use it all that year I absolutely want to use it all by the following year, and even then I would expect reduced germination rates.

 

[FarmerDan]

It's a crap shoot with soybean seeds. They dry out quickly. Keep them in a cool semi-humid environment. I don't know what the standard procedure is today, but back in the day, unsold, untreated soybean seed went to the feed mill.

 

[swat1018]

Like Dan said, they lose viability quickly like most oil seeds. Make sure and do a germ test before you drill them and adjust your rate accordingly.