The “Monarch” (HBK 7528) forage soybeans are a Roundup Ready®, maturity group 7.5, indeterminate variety that has been tested in tough growing conditions across soil types. The forage characteristic of these soybeans set themselves apart from all other soybean varieties, because they were bred for height and robust foliage. Common agriculture soybeans are bred to be short and compact. The indeterminate growth characteristic of the HBK 7528 allows the plant to keep putting on new growth throughout the growing season and stay greener longer after other soybeans have matured. It is also what allows the plant to tolerate high deer browsing pressure. These forage soybeans will put on new growth to compensate for browsing pressure unlike other soybean varieties.

The HBK 7528 has been grown from south Texas through the southeastern U.S. Their heights averaged 40” in south Texas’s harsh growing conditions to 60” in S.E. states. Forage yield from these soybeans can average 8,000 lbs of high protein forage per acre. Laboratory analysis commonly shows the Crude Protein (CP) to be 20% or greater, ADF of 30% and NDF to be at least 40%. Forage soybeans are comparable in
nutrition to alfalfa. Dairymen and cattlemen have discovered these
forage soybeans to be an economical source of high protein forage.