Seed Supply Drives Early Decisions for 2026 Crop Plans

There’s still time left to finalize plans for the upcoming planting season and Pioneer Field Agronomist Kristie Sundeen says farmers should have most of their planning already worked out. “Realistically, most guys should have about half of their farm, if not more than half, decided by December, and the reason I say that is you start looking at the seed world and supply and your best genetics are going to be the first things that go from the shelves.” Sundeen says they’re seeing a shift in canola acres this season. “For canola the interest is in the non-traditional areas, to be honest. A lot of the acres are moving out of that northeast pocket and they’re moving back to the southeast, out west.”