An extension soybean agronomist says the drought left a lot of residual nitrogen in the soil.

And Seth Naeve with the University of Minnesota tells Brownfield farmers should account for that when determining next year’s crop rotation.

“Yes (nitrogen) is really expensive, but we definitely don’t want to waste it by putting soybeans on areas that are carrying a lot of residual N from low-yielding corn. So there’s a lot to think about.”

He says rising input costs are just one reason 2022 is shaping up to be a challenging year.

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