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Agronomist says no need to switch hybrids – yet
May 16, 2017, 12:29 PM
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An agronomist says corn fields in the Eastern Corn Belt are a mixed bag following several days of cooler, wet temperatures.
Matt Hutcheson with Ohio-based Seed Consultants says now is the time for farmers to walk their fields and assess corn stands. “In some situations we’ve seen stands that are okay,” he says. “In others there has just been too much rain and they have to replant. In other situations I think the seedlings are okay and still developing, but the heavy rains created a crust on top.”
He tells Brownfield the crusted topsoil could cause emergence issues.
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