This project will develop provide information on the use of whole plant health, intensive farming techniques, and best management practices (BMPs) on soybean in Kansas. Whole plant health efforts will target most serious diseases, such as charcoal rot, first then build higher yield levels using BMPs gleaned from maximum yield studies that start at high yield levels and use those production practices that are most cost efficient. This project will then take research findings to the field in simple strip plots to adjust them to real-world situations and speed acceptance in the farm community.