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2025 corn considerations

Many corn farmers are preparing for tighter balance sheets in 2025.

University of Minnesota Extension agronomist Jeff Coulter says fertilizer and crop protection products should be scrutinized.

“We can think about what are the inputs that are essential and how to make the best of those, and also being timely with our agronomic practices.”

He tells Brownfield that could mean doing tillage earlier in the fall.

“So that the stalks that you are incorporating into the soil have some time to decompose, because when it’s warmer the soil microbes are more active and they’ll help break that residue down a little bit and potentially release some nutrients.”

Coulter also recommends soil tests to determine how much fertilizer is needed for next year’s crop.