Episode 27 of Battle for the Belt is now available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrtbfmYCLHQ
In Episode 27, we are in the field with Dr. Laura Lindsey, Extension State Specialist for Soybean Production, discussing soybean pod shattering.
Please reference the following newsletter written by Dr. Laura Lindsey for more information on soybean pod shattering: https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2024-31/soybean-harvest-considerations-during-dry-weather.
What’s happening in the Battle for the Belt fields across Ohio?
In observing the first two planting dates, the second planting date (April 16th) has had more of an effect of shattering than the first planting date (Figure 1). This location also received over 3 inches of rain over the last week, increasing the risk of shattering. The third planting date is harvest ready when the weather permits. The fourth planting date is dropping leaves and is at R7 (beginning maturity). The fifth planting date is at R6 (full seed), and the leaves are changing color.
The corn at this location, has the first three planting dates ready for harvest at black layer or R6 and is very dry. The fourth planting date is having most plots at R6 and is also close to harvest. This planting date may have run out of water and matured quickly. Planting date five is at R5 (dent) and is beginning to dry down.
Last week the Northwest location received about 2.5 inches of rain. The soybeans at this location have two planting dates ready for harvest, planting date three and four are at R7, and planting date five is at R6 at this location too. The corn at this location has two planting dates at R6 but both still need time to dry down to be harvested, due to the 115-day hybrids. Planting date three and four are at R5 and planting date five has not dented yet.
The Wooster location received about 1.75 inches of rain over the last week. The first two planting dates of the soybeans are ready to harvest when the weather permits, with planting date three and four not far behind. Both of those planting dates are at late R7. The final planting date is at R6 here as well.
In the corn the first two planting dates are at R6 however, only the April 16th corn is ready for harvest. The third and fourth planting dates are both at R5 and the final planting date is lingering at R4 at this location. The fifth planting date here and at Northwest will take a few weeks to finish maturing.
The summary of locations, last week’s weather, planting dates, GDDs and stages is presented in Table 1.
