The crop at Oklee, Minnesota got off to an excellent start with very warm weather. Logan O’Neill, who is part of Hegge Seed, highlighted an 82-day corn hybrid. “It’s throwing out some big numbers,” said O’Neill. “We’re looking at 226 bushels to the acre (in the yield estimator) and for this region, that is something that is very rarely seen.” The crop was planted on May 9. “Barring any major changes in the weather, we’re looking at the back half of September to reach full maturity.” A soybean-wheat rotation has been common in this region for the past 30 years. With disease pressure ramping up, crop diversification, including canola, is recommended. Learn more in this interview.
