Rains bring frenetic planting pace to a halt in parts of Upper Midwest

Rains bring frenetic planting pace to a halt in parts of Upper Midwest

Many farmers in the Upper Midwest are catching their breath following a very productive start to May.

Jared Goplen is an agronomy manager for Wyffels Hybrids and covers southwest Minnesota, eastern South Dakota, and northwest Iowa.

“I think the 2023 planting season is going to be one to remember. It was very quick, we had a really nice window starting basically May 1st when the vast majority of acres went in, both corn and soybeans.

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