Good subsoil moisture and heat is pushing the corn near Hillsboro, North Dakota. The crop is reaching the stage where it’s using extra nitrogen. “The V8 to V12 stage is really the high use nitrogen zone,” said Jesse Moch, field agronomist, Pioneer Seeds. “The plants are moving along, using nitrogen and picking up nutrients. The fields are green and the early corn is about ten days from tasseling.” The crop in northeastern North Dakota is about 100 growing degree units (GDUs) ahead of average. “Everybody got gun shy on hybrid maturities coming out of 2019. We got so far behind on GDUs and many farmers stuck with their maturities,” said Moch. “I think in this type of year it will pay off because looking at the three-month forecast. :ooking at what we have in the 15 day forecast, we should reach corn maturity early.” Watch the latest Pioneer Agronomy Update on Facebook and listen to the story.