One Washington County farmer has begun his spring planting.

Jim Cuddeback grows corn and soybeans on west of Washington. He says he has some corn planted already, but he likely won’t start planting soybeans until May. Cuddeback splits his acreage between the two crops and rotates where they’re grown every season. He explains a year of soybeans reduces the amount of insects that damage corn. Soybeans also release nitrogen into the soil, benefiting the corn that will be grown on that land the next season.