Soybeans: Is It Time to Build Nutrient Plans for 2021?
Most soybean fields in Illinois are finally at a point where there is not much more a producer can do to protect top end yield, writes Todd Steinacher at the Illinois Soybean Association. Even though 2020 created early season challenges from planting dates and slow growth in May and June, it has shown our current crop very favorable conditions during the grain fill period.
With 2020 blessedly in the second half, it’s never too early to start planning for the next crop. Steinacher provides some food for thought to help stimulate ideas for 2021.
1. Understand Soil Fertility Build
Think about the soil “build” as the kitchen pantry. The pantry has multiple shelves where all your food is stored throughout the year. A family ensures all the shelves are full going into winter so if uncontrollable weather events take place you have food to last until you can resupply. However, if you don’t replenish your pantry, the demand may surpass the supply during the next weather event. Soil fertility build is similar; we need to make sure we have all the soil shelves fully stocked.
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