Now is the time to scout fields for potential issues that could negatively impact yields.

Matt Hutcheson, a product manager with Ohio-based Seed Consultants, says farmers should check stalk integrity in areas that experienced drought stress.

“If we have stalk cannibalization, we could have some standability issues,” he says. “It’s critical to know if you went through some stress, you may some agronomic problems potentially in your corn crop that you want to get out there and get it harvested sooner than later.”

He tells Brownfield scouting fields should be a priority.

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