By Hans Schmitz, Technical Assistance Specialist
Indiana Ag Nutrient Alliance
It’s a wet week in Indiana, with rain forecast for nearly every day. Hopefully, your fields have been primed by good management to soak rainfall through the soil profile and recharge what have been very dry conditions.
Take a look and watch for ponding where you might not usually see water, as compaction shows itself where wheel tracks may have been in areas that have not seen this type of rainfall since the fall.
Water soluble nutrients may leave some areas this week, and gully erosion is possible. Keep an eye out for changes in fields and mark those spots for increased cover crop or buffer strip possibilities in the future.
