Corn planting is now 2% ahead of the five year national average, while soybeans are currently 4% ahead, according to the April 22, 2024, USDA Crop Progress report.
The earlier wheat harvest in Illinois, along with good soil moisture, has some growers thinking about trying double-crop soybeans farther north than usual.
Wet weather and the calendar are forcing corn and soybean growers in the northern and eastern Corn Belt into tough planting and crop insurance decisions.
With late planting almost a certainty for many parts of the country, soybean production processes should be adjusted to achieve maximum yields at harvest.
Much of soybean yield is based on environmental conditions, but there are things you can do to help maximize your yield when those conditions are right.
Demand for dietary energy in feed rations is pulling distillers’ grains into feed formulas in place of corn, but also displacing some soybean meal in the process.
Even though the May corn contract closed down 13 cents/bu. Friday, the price is still nearly a dollar higher than it was just 10 trading days ago, says Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group.