An agronomist in the Upper Midwest expects troubles from
2019 to bubble over into 2020.
Adam Spelhaug with Peterson Farms Seed says only half the corn crop in North Dakota was harvested in the fall.
“There wasn’t a lot of tillage done last fall (and) very little if any fertility put on, so (farmers) still have all those parameters to do. And then the corn that isn’t harvested, trying to find time to get that done while the ground is still firm (is going to be tough) because I think the ground is still going to be pretty wet.”
He tells Brownfield some farmers might decide to burn the leftover corn this spring.
Continue reading 2019 crop troubles expected to bubble over at Brownfield Ag News.
