University of Missouri: With Freezing Temperatures Predicted, Put Brakes on Corn Planting
April 11, 2020
April 11, 2020
COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 11 -- The University of Missouri's College of Food and Natural Resources issued the following news on April 10:
University of Missouri Extension agronomists caution that farmers should delay corn planting in light of predicted freezing temperatures.
MU Extension grain crops specialist Greg Luce said on April 9 that "the very cold and very long cold spell in the week ahead could put newly planted corn seed at high risk of damage." . . .
University of Missouri Extension agronomists caution that farmers should delay corn planting in light of predicted freezing temperatures.
MU Extension grain crops specialist Greg Luce said on April 9 that "the very cold and very long cold spell in the week ahead could put newly planted corn seed at high risk of damage." . . .