HomeFarm NewsSoybean growers should watch for lodgingSoybean growers should watch for lodgingThu, September 14, 2023 by Brownfield Ag NewsSHARE NOW brownfieldagnews.comA technical agronomist with Bayer says reports of lodging in soybeans are on the rise in the Western Corn Belt.Joe Lemmons, who covers South-Central Nebraska, says adverse weather conditions impacted stalk integrity. “Beans took advantage of some late June early July rainfall that we had and they got a little bit taller than they probably normally would have, even those varieties that I would say are technically short. Some of those varieties, I would say don’t get very tall, got much larger than they probably should have, and they’ll reach the center of my chest, and I’m a 6 1/2 foot tall guy.”He tells Brownfield he’s concerned some plants will not be able to pick themselves up and be a challenge for combines.…Soybean growers should watch for lodging
