 He tells Brownfield current 2025 budget projections are even lower for both corn and soybeans. Farmers in wet areas of the Corn Belt are dealing with lost nitrogen. Iowa State University Extension agronomist Angie Reikhin says excessive rainfall has resulted in leaching. We also have experienced a lot of denitrification in those ponded soils. And the question always comes to this time of year is do we need more nitrogen?