Field conditions vary in ECB

Crop specialists in the Eastern Corn Belt are advising farmers to wait until conditions are ideal before beginning fieldwork.

Laura Lindsey with Ohio State University tells Brownfield the increasing trend to plant soybeans early this year in her state is unlikely and it could take until June to get started.

“Ohio’s wet—there are a lot of fields with standing water,” she says.

She says research last year found early planting in cool, wet soils on cover crops had a negative impact on yields and starting in early to Mid-May consistently provided for the best yields in all conditions.

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