Iowa State: Farming Soybeans After Soybeans, a Rarity in Iowa, Gets a Closer Look
September 19, 2024
September 19, 2024
AMES, Iowa, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release:
In most of Iowa's fields, three out of every four acres, farmers rotate annually between planting corn and soybeans. Barely any fields see soybeans year after year, a practice discouraged by expert advice and practical experience.
It's agronomy 101, said Sotirios Archontoulis, an agronomy professor at Iowa State University. Alternating between a cereal such as corn and a legume suc . . .
In most of Iowa's fields, three out of every four acres, farmers rotate annually between planting corn and soybeans. Barely any fields see soybeans year after year, a practice discouraged by expert advice and practical experience.
It's agronomy 101, said Sotirios Archontoulis, an agronomy professor at Iowa State University. Alternating between a cereal such as corn and a legume suc . . .