MANHATTAN — Some Kansas soybean growers are experimenting with much earlier soybean planting dates, even as early as now or the first half of may. Kansas State University Extension agronomist Kraig Roozeboom said field trials show that for northeast Kansas and irrigated fields, it’s a gamble worth taking. However, he said for the rest of Kansas, where moisture may be more limited or soils tend to be shallower and less productive, planting soybeans at the normal time is a better bet, he said. The soybeans are more likely to hit crucial growing times after the worst of the summer’s hot and dry periods, he said.
Monday, April 19, 1 p.m.
