FRIEND AND FOE Water has been the theme of the 2019 growing season. While we depend on water to carry crop nutrients to hungry roots, deliver crop protection products to their targets and help fi ll pods, too much of a good thing is just too much. Even as soybeans in this CHS Agronomy demonstration plot enjoyed a summer shower, many acres across the U.S. were being planted late or not at all, thanks to saturated fi elds and constant rain events. And high water and fl ooding along major rivers delayed crop nutrient shipments past the spring season and kept the 2018 crop in storage longer than expected. Conditions will change — they always do. As we hope for calmer skies and drier weather, farmers and their cooperatives will continue to persevere, making the most of whatever nature sends our way. ■ Your CHS Connection 17
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