What 2026 Is Teaching Us About Planting, Soil Health & Crop Stress

Welcome back to Season 2 of RhizoMetRx! After taking a break during the heart of the 2026 growing season, Faith Lois is back with an agronomic quick hitter and a look at what she’s seeing in the fields across Northern Illinois, Southern Wisconsin, and beyond. From a wet spring and difficult planting conditions to uneven emergence, challenging herbicide windows, and major rainfall events, 2026 has already given growers plenty to think about. Faith breaks down why the planter pass can set the t...