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More corn in 2019 sounds good in theory

Planting more corn in 2019 might only be better in theory if delays materialize this spring.

Southeast Minnesota farmer Michael Petefish says the reality is a lot of fall fieldwork didn’t get done and this year is starting out wet.

“When you look at the cash flows, I think soybeans are tougher than corn right now, (but) any consideration of corn on corn is almost certainly not realistic with spring tillage requirements.”

But he tells Brownfield there’s still time for the weather to turn around.

“If we are blessed with an early spring this year, maybe that does give guys the opportunity to go do some tillage and maybe get some extra cash flowable acres in that otherwise wouldn’t have happened.”

He says with an 80 bushel per-acre break-even on soybeans, he’ll be planting more corn in 2019 IF conditions allow.

Petefish farms near Claremont and is president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association.