With that being said we all need to be organized so you and your agronomist can be as productive as possible. Making sure your agronomist has your farm plan set up, along with field maps, will be essential for fertilizing and spraying so he or she can get your acres on the books.
Being smart about not planting in too wet of soil will also be key. Some producers may feel the need to do some sort of tillage to dry the soil out and help warm the soil up. Unfortunately, tilling wet soil is one of the primary causes of soil compaction. It tends to be that when wet soils are tilled clods may be formed which makes for a terrible seed bed, and an additional tillage pass will be needed to break them up. I don’t foresee anyone having time to do an extra pass of anything this spring. BE CAUTIOUS OF FIELD CONDITIONS.
I also foresee heavy weed pressure early when we start to get some sun and dry out. This year a pre-herbicide for your crop will be more crucial than ever. Talk with your
agronomist
about different pre-emergent herbicide options. I hope everyone has a safe and productive spring.