Monitor soybeans for nutrient issues

An agronomist says farmers should be monitoring soybeans for symptoms of nitrogen deficiency.

Kevin Keller with Pioneer says examine nodules on the plant at the V2 to V3 stage. “We want to see probably somewhere around 7 to 15 good nodules, good, healthy nodules. So, they’ll be pink or reddish inside, meaning that they’re active and going.”

He tells Brownfield an in-season nitrogen application may help jump start the crop. “I would look at applying for up to 50 pounds of nitrogen and that could be in a dry form such as urea or AMS.

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