What you can do now to help yields this fall

An Iowa agronomist says recent rains were welcomed. AgriGold’s Jeff Morey tells Brownfield,“It’s very good at this time of the year because we’re using a lot of water as we’re finishing out this corn and soybean crop trying to fill out (the) ear, trying to fill out those pods.” He says farmers should start inspecting corn stalks next month. “If we’ve got any issues with stalk stress out there or stalk deterioration, we’ll want to prioritize those fields for early harvest potentially.” As for soybeans, he says, “If we want to maximize those soybean yields, we’ll want to keep an eye on ...