Agronomist says stalk quality should be number one concern heading into harvest

Agronomist says stalk quality should be number one concern heading into harvest

A regional agronomy manager says farmers should scout for stalk integrity issues ahead of harvest.

Scott Dickie covers parts of Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri with Beck’s and says stalk quality is a major concern for crops in drought conditions. “In far southeast Nebraska there are a lot of fields already starting to break over, tops are breaking out.  In drought country, that’s what were seeing is just the loss of stalk integrity because of cannibalization. 

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