Shawn Conley speaks to Wisconsin Agribusiness Association’s 2019 Agribusiness Classic
A soybean researcher says producers are changing production practices, and that is bringing field observations they’re not used to.
Shawn Conley with the University of Wisconsin says more soybeans are flowering before June 21st and it’s all about farmers pushing super-early soybean planting. He says, “Flower induction is being triggered early on in the growing season, so if we’re planting early, say for Wisconsin growers, or Iowa, Northern Illinois, we’re planting before that May 1st time period.”
Conley says it becomes a growing degree unit race to get those flowers to pop early, and part of the reason is white mold and weed control.
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