Wet weather strategies : article
Learn how cover crops can protect soil, control weeds, and provide forage on prevent-plant or post-flood acres.
Wet soils delay Missouri corn planting, reducing yield potential as planting moves into May. Weather and timing remain key factors in harvest outcomes.
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Use of in-season nitrogen on corn has increased in Missouri and surrounding states over the past 10 years. What used to be rare is now common. Some of these applications are planned, but others are to give corn yields a boost when wet weather causes nitrogen loss.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mother Nature has not been kind to Missouri agriculture in 2021, says University of Missouri Extension soybean specialist Bill Wiebold.
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Challenging weather has forced Missouri farmers to make difficult decisions on whether to replant crops because of sparse stands or delayed planting.
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Warmer and drier weather is expected to help farmers make solid planting progress this week.
Farmers with poor corn stands can explore replanting or switching crops. Understanding crop insurance provisions helps in making informed decisions.
Explore fast-maturing crops like sunflowers, buckwheat, and cowpeas for late planting in Missouri
Learn how prevented planting provisions affect corn insurance payments and planting options during late and extended planting periods.
Heavy rain and heat can cause ponding in fields, stressing corn and soybean seedlings and affecting growth and yield.
LINNEUS, Mo. – May’s precipitation has made haymaking challenging when rain is frequent and sometimes unpredictable, but University of Missouri Extension state forage specialist Carson Roberts has a tip to help hay dry down quicker.
Roberts turns the knob to set the swath boards on the swather to…
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It’s been wet over the whole state of Missouri. Since October, really, but especially in May.