News 15 April 2017

Farmers will start ahead of the curve

Terry Basol laughed as he talked about that one farmer who always wants to be the first one planting in the spring.“There’s always that one guy in the neighborhood,” the ISU Extension agronomist based out of Nashua said. “But I’ll tell you what, that one guy is heading out soon.”And as the planting season approaches, Basol said farmers couldn’t ask for too much more when it comes to kicking off the 2017 growing season.“We have a full compliment of moisture and we’re really off to a good start here,” he said. “We had a good winter with good moisture, and yes, we did have a little runoff, but the ground kept a lot of it, too.”Basol said numerous farmers have been out doing their “pre-planting” field work and added that he wouldn’t be surprised to see farmers planting by next week if the weather holds.The key is to not only have the right soil temperatures but also to have a decent forecast after planting.For the complete story see the 4/14/2017 New Hampton Tribune.

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