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Missouri farmer: crop genetics offset weather

North-central Missouri farmer Kyle Durham says crop development is right where it should be.

“Corn is all up and going. Soybeans, those that we planted before Mother’s Day, were obviously the first ones up and out of the ground,” he says. “The clay soils, those were a little a little slower coming out, especially when we got that colder rain. The weather’s turned off a little cooler, but they’re up and emerged.”

He tells Brownfield the advancements in crop genetics have made a huge difference in performance. “Those have allowed crops to better handle drought stress in our area,” he says.

Durham says he started planting corn in early April and soybeans the first part of May.

Brownfield spoke with Kyle Durham about crop development and advancements.