An agronomist who works in the southern Corn Belt and Mississippi Delta uses the word “difficult” to describe the 2020 growing season.

Mike Smith with Stine Seed says it was excessively wet in the spring.

“And the rain just continued, so our planting got delayed. And as planting got delayed, guys got more and more anxious. And as they got more and more anxious, they began to push the envelope.”

He tells Brownfield one of the consequences was significant sidewall compaction.

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