An agronomist says planting intentions are in flux for much
of the Upper Midwest because of ongoing weather challenges.
Todd Landsman, territory sales manager for Arysta
LifeScience in South Dakota and parts of Minnesota says some growers are just
now making seed decisions. “That backs
up every other decision that revolves around that,” he says. “We have some growers who already know they
aren’t going to get into some fields to put spring wheat in so they are making
plans to go to corn or soybeans on those acres.”
He tells Brownfield producers are facing another year of
tight margins and are looking for ways to maximize their return on
investment.
Landsman says growers have been increasingly more interested
in planting conventional soybeans. “There
are some premiums offered out there by the processing plants,” he says. “There are some great opportunities to look
at conventional soybeans. A lot of times
producers can get between $80 and $120 additional per acres by planting conventional
soybeans.”
Winter snow melt and rain have raised river levels in parts of Eastern South Dakota.
Continue reading Weather puts some planting decisions in flux at Brownfield Ag News.
