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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.

Dan Quinn at Purdue University says while 50-degree soils might be a traditional temperature to start planting corn, waiting until the forecast has a continuous warming pattern will ensure a better start.

“I kind of expect we’ll have really good conditions when it comes to planting, last year a lot of stuff got rolling mid to late-April,” he shares.

Both recommend being diligent with input use this year and fluctuating seeding rates based on planting conditions and cost-effective management.

Brownfield interviewed Linsey and Quinn during the recent Ohio Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference.

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