Dairyland Seeds District Sales Manager Chad Birchem says farmers have been pleasantly surprised by yields in his west-central Minnesota territory. “There were good corn yields everywhere,” said Birchem. “In some places, the soybeans were good and in some places they weren’t. It just had shallow roots and it never developed anything. We dried out in August/September and the beans gave up. They just quit early.” With the continued lack of substantial rains, Birchem recommends the use of drought-tolerant genetics next year. Click here to listen to the full interview.
