Soil moisture crucial to getting corn off to good start
Maize (Corn)
Sustainability & Environmental Impact
Market & Price Trends
Published Mar 28, 2024
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Jeff Coulter, an extension agronomist at the University of Minnesota, highlights the critical role of soil moisture in achieving a successful start for corn crops. He advises farmers to plant seeds in moist soil to ensure uniform and rapid emergence. In dry conditions, Coulter recommends deeper planting—up to 2 1/2 inches—to access moisture, alongside strategies to conserve soil moisture. These include minimizing the interval between pre-plant tillage and planting, avoiding deep tillage, and reducing unnecessary tillage passes, all aimed at maintaining optimal soil conditions for corn seed germination and growth.
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An extension agronomist points to soil moisture as a crucial piece of getting corn off to a good start. Jeff Coulter with the University of Minnesota says it starts at planting. “And it’s important to place those seeds in moisture, get good seed to soil contact so that we can get good uniform emergence, and quickly.” He tells Brownfield for areas that are dry going into planting. “Keep monitoring the soil moisture, and if possible maybe consider planting a little deeper. In some cases maybe as deep as 2 1/2 inches.” Coulter ...
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