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Minnesota soybean agronomist says growers had “unbelievable luck” this growing season

Soybean harvest at Rick Bull's field near Liverpool, Ill.

A soybean agronomist at the University of Minnesota says overall the state had unbelievable luck this growing season.

Seth Naeve tells Brownfield most crops had beneficial moisture beginning in the spring.

“Across a lot of the state we had pretty good rainfall all the way through seed-filling, and then once we started thinking about heading to the fields (for harvest) the rain kind of stopped and things dried off.  We’ve just had some unbelievable conditions for getting out and getting the crop harvested.”

He says some areas did get dry late.

“But even in those areas, they had pretty good growth a lot of the rest of the season.  Even in some of the worst spots we had average yields.”

Naeve says Minnesota is looking at significant yield increases this year.

“In a lot of cases a 20 percent increase over most years.  It’s hard to figure out exactly where it all came from, but I think it’s pretty simple: good timely rainfall.  It’s a little bit like having irrigation out there.”

As of Sunday, USDA says 69 percent of the state’s soybean acreage has been harvested.

 

 

 

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