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A 1982 song by The Clash endlessly asked a question: “Should I stay or should I go?” The questioning lyrics are akin to what farmers face as they begin to select 2022 corn and soybean seed later this summer. Which corn/soybean mix should I plant? Which genetics should I pick? Which traits should I select? Which maturities should I plant? And on and on and on. These choices are crucial. “For the most part, 75% of the decisions that determine crop yield potential are already defined before the planter leaves the field,” says Travis Kriegshauser, Syngenta strategic soybean marketing manager soybean traits. ....
By Roy A. Ulrich, Technical Agronomist for Dekalb/Asgrow for Southern OhioPlanting corn and soybeans in the spring of 2021 in the state of Ohio was once again wracked with the inevitable decisions of when to plant and when not to plant. Countless hours were spent staring into those crystal balls of smart phone weather apps that we all seem to praise or curse depending on the outcome or the forecast. ....
Farmers traditionally have gone gangbusters growing corn. Soybeans? Well, not so much. Cory Atley has harvested bumper corn yields in recent years. In fact, he’s won the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) corn yield contest for Ohio each of the past four years. He applies the strategy behind his corn yields – such as 2020’s conventional non-irrigated 320 bushels per acre – to soybeans. It’s not easy. “Growing 100-bushel [per acre] soybeans is a lot harder than growing 300-bushel [per acre] corn,” he says. “There are a lot more people to network with in corn, lots more styles and strategies than there are with beans. There is also a lot more trial and error – a lot more failures to get to the point where you want to be.” ....