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ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) It’s April 1, but agronomists aren’t fooling around when they tell you it might be time to start planting soybeans. Planting soybeans before corn fields has been a growing and profitable trend for many farmers, agronomists told DTN. “Back in 2015, I would talk to farmers and they would say, ‘I don’t plant beans until I can wear shorts,’” recalled AJ Woodyard, lead agronomist with Advanced Agrilytics. “That year was the first year I did research planting soybeans on April 1 and got 95-bpa beans. It’s just become more and more mainstream from there.” Kris Ehler, a sales agronomist with Ehler Bros. in Illinois, and a long-time proponent of early soybean planting, has tinkered with the practice for over a decade. He’s confident that a soybean field planted April 20 can out yield an identical field planted May 20 by at least 8 to 10 bushels per acre (bpa). In the 12 years Ehler has pushed bean planting into April and March, he’ ....
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ANKENY, Iowa (DTN) ‘Twas two weeks before Christmas, when all through the shed, Ryan Nell stirred to plant soybeans in a good seedbed. His planter and tractor were parked with care, when the roar of Nell’s diesel filled the air. While some think it crazy to plant beans in December, ’tis research results the farmer will remember. TESTING COLD TOLERANCE “We have no idea what soybeans can really do, what they can handle,” said Nell, who is part of a 2,200-acre family farm near Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. The idea is to safely push the limits of early planting, he added, which could increase production and revenue. ....