MS Planted Soybeans Look Good; Some Flood Delays

Most of Mississippi’s soybean crop is looking good, and so are prices — but some areas are still replanting acres that were flooded in June, Mississippi State University Extension Service experts say. Soybean specialist Trent Irby said 82% of the crop appears in good or excellent shape. Most of the state’s soybean crop was planted at normal times ranging from as early as late March through June after wheat harvest, he said. But, he said, soybeans were still being planted in mid-July, and even late that month, leaving total acreage a big question.