#589 - “Late” Spring Planting: Best Agronomic Practices.

Troy Deutmeyer visits with Chris about the recent planting delays and some of the key agronomic principles in a wet and delayed environments. The discussion includes the following topics: Compaction penalties versus calendar date. When is it time to go to earlier maturity hybrids? Seeding populations on late planting dates. Seed treatment benefits. Insecticide rates with corn on corn and later planting dates. Potential nitrogen loss: Leaching and volatilization. Potential future disease pressures to watch for. Crop protection and weed control: pre-emerge and post emerge applications. Replant decisions. Calendar dates and population considerations.