Poor soybean seed germ affecting stands, yields

A soybean researcher warned of possible seed germ problems this spring, and now says his prediction of poor stands has come true. Shawn Conley with the University of Wisconsin Soybean Program told Brownfield in February and again before planting time that farmers need to read the seed tags and watch for seed germ ratings below…Continue Reading

Sub-average temps, with a wetter pattern still ahead for much of the Heartland

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and rainfall across most of the country.  Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to portions of the central and southern Plains. Meanwhile, drier-than-normal weather should be limited to an area stretching from the Pacific Northwest into Nevada, Utah, and northern…Continue Reading

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