National Ag News
Conservation practices & programs limit additional soybean acres
Mar 9, 2017, 17:36 PM
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An agronomist says planting more soybean acres might create problems for farmers participating in FSA programs. John Meyer from Countryside Cooperative in Durand, Wisconsin says additional soybeans won’t work under some of the conservation programs. “You’ve just got to make sure. If you’re in contours or say, if you have hay in the rotation, or if you’ve got strips, you know, you’re okay but if you’re out there planting a whole field, it may not be allowed.”
Meyer tells Brownfield some of the FSA programs have crop residue requirements, and soybeans-after-soybeans might not leave enough residue.
