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Shift to earlier planted soybeans becoming more pronounced

By Mark Dorenkamp May 11, 2021 | 3:38 PM


The shift toward farmers planting soybeans earlier is becoming more pronounced.

USDA’s latest weekly crop progress report showed nationwide the pace of bean planting is 20 percentage points ahead of the five-year average at 42 percent.

Stine Seed agronomist Bill Kessinger tells Brownfield it’s a reflection of a change in attitude about soybeans.

“Growers are wanting to hit high yields in soybeans, it’s not a rotational crop anymore and growers aren’t just throwing beans out there to see what they’re going to do.