Dec. 13, 2021 Edition
“Her intuition was her favorite superpower.” – Jess Keys; fashion blogger Last month, we stressed the importance of keeping an open mind and digging a little deeper when we see the opportunity. This strategy typically points us in the right direction, but sometimes we are left to primarily follow our intuition. Most folks would probably admit that their gut feel has led them down more than one prosperous path (more on this later). Like usual, the questions from area farm producers have been numerous. Therefore, I’ll try to hit the most common topics in brief fashion and in no particular order: fertilizer price concerns, sunflower yields, weather outlook, and corn diseases. Fertilizer Prices Continue Upward A few years back, a large farm manager in the region told me, “I’m going to wait until the end of June or even July 1 st to purchase and apply urea for the corn. Prices should come down by then!” He was right, unfortunately! Fertilizer prices did come down after the spring