As harvest wraps up across the state, it?s a good idea to look back on the crop year and think about how to improve next year. This year was definitely interesting, with issues ranging from drought to disease. Scott Johnson, a DEKALB Asgrow technical agronomist in north central Iowa, said they were actually fairly lucky and got some timely rains throughout the season.
While different areas saw different yields depending on what issues they faced, Johnson said their products performed pretty well this year.
Johnson said that he also saw many successful management practices this year, with fungicide application being one of the bigger stories.
Drought was among the greater challenges from this year, but Johnson said he noticed that farmers who stuck to their management plans fared better than those who backed off.
Johnson also provided some advice 2023 based off of the conditions we saw this year.
Every year brings new challenges- some of which we?ve never seen before- so Johnson said it?s important to keep looking at your operation practices to make them work for your fields.
Johnson also provided some advice for farmers who are deciding what seed to use.
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