In the latest edition of the Minnesota CropCast, University of Minnesota Extension Agronomist Jeff Coulter said farmers are starting to plan for 2024. On average, the new hybrids coming out each year have the potential to increase yields by two percent. “We want to be staying ahead of the curve and choosing new varieties as they come out, but we also have to be careful to not choose all new varieties that we don’t have information on.” Coulter suggests limiting the use of new hybrids that only have preliminary data available to 25 percent of the planted acres. “Make sure that at least 50 percent of your acres are based on hybrids with two years of data available and 25 percent of your acres have at least a year of data to back them up.”
