Weather complications have led to delays for soybean growth.

Landus Cooperative Field Agronomist Dan Bjorklund tells Raccoon Valley Radio lots of farmers contacted him with concerns about their soybean fields where some only have about 70 percent emergence and several gaps between plants. He explains the reason behind this sluggish start.

“After a lot of beans got planted, you know you expect May temperatures to start to increase and to help us pop them out of the ground and get good growth. And the last two weeks have not been favorable for that.”

Bjorklund recommends to the concerned farmers to wait one week because the temperatures are much warmer which will help provide a key element to improve the overall soybean plant.

“All you need for population is enough to get (a) canopy. We like to start with 140,000, maybe, per acre. And you know you’re always going to lose some, but if you can get (a) canopy that’s what you want, eventually.” 

Bjorklund adds if farmers continue to find large gaps between soybean plants, they might want to consider replanting some areas.