Soybean researchers at land-grant universities across the country compared field notes Friday as the planting season wraps up for most growers.

Laura Lindsey with Ohio State University says planting conditions were extremely good at the beginning of April. “We got away with early planting I think pretty good, some stands were reduced but not a situation where you would replant—they were dinged a little bit by frost,” she says.  “

Jeremy Ross at the University of Arkansas describes this year as one of hurrying up and waiting as 20 percent of the crop still needs to be planted.

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