Ag Partners Agronomic Insights
 Austin SchultzLe Center |
 Ethan BanyLake City |
 Kjersten VeisethElgin |
WEST
Fall? What fall? I may not be the oldest seller in Ag Partners, but I do not recall a time frame where we have had such wonderful weather for such an extended time period. That being said, many growers to the west of our geography have been wrapped up on soybeans for a few weeks, besides the low-lying replant areas which should get wrapped up soon. Many growers are halfway through corn, with yields being all over the board. I did notice quite a bit of Tar Spot that showed up late this year, so that will be something we need to watch out for this next year. If the trend continues like it has across our other geographies, it seems that the year after Tar Spot showed up late tends to be a very prolific Tar Spot year. We will need to be adamant about scouting our corn for Tar Spot next year and plan for a fungicide application. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your Ag Partners Agronomist today!
– Austin
The 2024 harvest season is rolling right along, and it has been quite the fall to remember with the great weather, an early start and variable yields. Most growers have wrapped up soybean harvest and as corn harvest continues, we analyze additional yield data daily, seeing yields all over the board. There are many factors driving this variability with some of them being drainage, nitrogen deficiencies, and the most prevalent one being disease pressure. While everything is fresh in our head, it is a great time to start dissecting this year’s growing season and better understand what worked well, what didn’t work, and what can be improved on. I hope everyone has a great harvest!
– Ethan
SOUTH
We are hearing a lot of good yields coming out of the fields here in our region and the planning for next year’s crop is already underway! With higher yields, comes higher nutrient removal rates. To give the 2025 crop a good start we need to make sure that we are covering our bases when it comes to phosphorus and potassium that will be spread this fall. Make sure to talk with your agronomist about how your fields yielded this season to see if there are any changes that need to be made to your fall fertilizer plans, to ensure we are putting enough fertilizer back on the field to cover what was taken off this past season and to cover your 2025 yield goals. Continuing to build soil fertility will not only be beneficial next year but for future crop years as well. It is important to keep in mind that even if 2024 yields were lower than expected or desired, there is still nutrient removal that needs to be taken into account and a fertilizer application will benefit next year’s crop. In addition, if applying fall manure talk with your agronomist about taking samples and having them sent into the lab for a nutrient analysis to see if the amount of nutrients needed will be met or if an additional fertilizer application is warranted as well. – Kjersten
Pictured below is AYS data showing P & K removal rates compared to yield
