Thursday’s route on the RRFN Crop Tour made stops in Litchville, Jamestown and Hope, North Dakota. According to Pioneer Field Agronomist Eric Lagge, there are distinct differences in GDU accumulation across that footprint. If there is a similarity, it is the number of weather events. “We definitely had an I-94 corridor that has had a significant amount of severe weather.” There was a fair amount of soybeans replanted after the June storm. “The soybeans we saw today are in that R6 growth stage, but the replants are more in the R4.5 stage and will need a little more time.” Lagge has 68 different plots in his territory and shares the leading new hybrids and varieties in the RRFN interview.
