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A Michigan farmer says corn and soybean planting could be another two weeks away in the Thumb.

Kyle McCarty of Sanilac County tells Brownfield while weather is warming up, periodic rain showers are still keeping a majority of field activities at bay. He says it’s still early in the planting season and remains optimistic.  “We’ve got a brand new year ahead of us and new varieties, new chemistries out there as far as herbicides go, so the seeds not in the ground yet, we can still expect a super high yield.”

He says he expects management changes to occur on a field by field basis this year to help alleviate input costs. 

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