The importance of even emergence and uniform stands in corn cannot be underestimated.

Evaluating corn and soybean emergence

There is greater flexibility for soybeans, but looking at stands will indicate next steps

Once the corn crop is in the ground and up, it’s time to see just how you and the planter faired. It’s time for field scouting and evaluating stands, along with early herbicide applications or secondary nitrogen. Why it matters: Though there have been many advances in planting equipment, evaluation of corn and soybean stands […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to seven-week low; corn eases, wheat climbs

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and soyoil futures fell to their lowest levels in seven weeks on Monday on worries about demand for U.S. oilseed supplies and generally favorable crop weather, analysts said. Corn futures followed soybeans lower. But wheat futures rose on short-covering as a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia […] Read more