Early soybean planting more than a fad

Early soybean planting more than a fad

An agronomist says he’s continuing to see farmers prioritizing planting soybeans ahead of corn.  

Brendan Bachmann, director of FS agronomy at GROWMARK, tells Brownfield…

“We have some pockets that planted straight for seven days.”  He says, “You know these early planting dates on soybeans, seed treatments and all the data that supports that early planting timing. There was a large majority of soybeans put in here in the central Illinois corridor and south.”

Western Indiana farmer Jason Brier has been planting soybeans early for nearly a decade.

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