Soybean Harvest started in Mato Grosso

Soybean Harvest started in Mato Grosso

Brazilian Agriculture Soybeans

By Eduardo Paim:

Here in Mato Grosso soybeans have already begun to be harvested, in the north of the state some farmers are complaining that it is raining a lot and this can damage the quality of the grain. The average production is excellent for these first crops that are being harvested, 60 bags per hectare. In general Mato Grosso already has 15% harvested. Here in the south the harvest has already begun and the production is excellent!

Rainfall can change the quality of crops and productivity, and we have heavy rainfall forecast to fall in February.

Soybeans in Brazil Looking Mixed

Soybeans in Brazil Looking Mixed

Brazilian Agriculture Soybeans

By Eduardo Paim:

Good morning mate! I've been away for a while. Here in Mato Grosso we are looking at a very good soybean crop, I believe it will be a record of this production. In the states of Bahia, Piauí, Maranhão and Tocantins there was a lack of rainfall and some crops were replanted. In the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná and Santa Catarina there was an excess of rainfall, which affected the crops. In Brazil in general I believe that on average we will have a good harvest! Argentina It has great problems with excess of chucas in part of the country and drought in another part of the country, I believe that this year will have great damages in soybean and corn, now it is left to plant wheat to recover part.

Wayne County Visit

Wayne County Visit

Soybeans

We visited Wayne County today to do aseptic tank evaluation.  Lots of soybeans still have leaves, and soybean fields seemed to outnumber corn 2:1.  I suppose some of them are double crop.   2007 Census of Agriculture says they are in the top 20 counties in soybean production.

Soil was fairly moist considering were were in a soybean field.

Soybean Harvest

Soybean Harvest

#harvest16 Soybeans

I went to Pike County to do a septic evaluation.  On my way home I had to stop in Springfield.  The photo below is south of Springfield with the city clearly in the background.  Several fields of soybeans were harvested or being harvested yesterday.

Soybean Harvest.

Weedy Soybeans

Weedy Soybeans

Soybeans weed control

Lots of soybeans are getting weedy.  I am not sure of herbicide program in these fields, but the bottom two fields missed the mark.  The top photo shows fairly clean beans.  Only a few stalks of corn are poking through.  The beans in the middle photo look pretty good over all , but there was a conspicuous gap in spray coverage.  The bottom photo shows a field where late season weed control is not good.  Last week on the way to Kentucky, I noticed weeds especially bad in the middles of 30 inch rows.  I could not find that today. Probably 80 to 90% of the weeds are waterhemp.

Fairly clean

Sprayer Gap in  the Middle

Weedy

Manganese Deficiency in Soybeans

Manganese Deficiency in Soybeans

Soybeans

Soybeans in this field are chlorotic, likely because of manganese deficiency.  One possible cause it glyphosate.  The Pioneer Seeds article suggests that the solution may be as simple as how chemicals are mixed.  Some people say this is not a yield problem, but it looks pretty bad to me at least inthis field.  Any easy solution is to not use glyphosate every year.

Soybean Planting Almost Done

Soybean Planting Almost Done

Soybeans

I shot this video last week as soybean planting is winding up in our area.  There may be just a few wet fields to plant.  Rain has been spotty with 3 to 4 inches in isolated areas.