By David Moseley, Parvej, Md Rasel, Dodla, Syam, Wang, Jim Jian
LSU AgCenter
Soybean acreage has been projected to increase in 2022 in Louisiana as well as in several other states due, in part, to the high price of fertilizer. Since both corn and cotton require more fertility compared to soybean (does not require N) to maximize yield, many producers will rotate their continuous corn and cotton fields with soybean or plant soybean after soybean. It is also possible producers will plant into marginal land that has not been profitable in recent years or pasture acres may be converted to row crops.