The crops were looking very good up to this past heavy rains. Most of the crops are planted except soybeans, sunflowers, drybeans and potatoes. We did not get as much rain as our neighbors to the south, but the eastern part of the county has had too much water in the past days. Some low spots in the fields have water standing and the ditches are full. Most of the small grains are up.
Canola looks good.
Most of the producers started with a few acres of soybeans before the rains but the majority of soybean acres still have to be planted. Some of the area, mostly in the western fringe, has hardly had enough rain while others mostly the central and eastern sections have had the excessive rains too. So its a mixed bag from excellent crop growth to the problems encountered with the abundance of moisture. Canola, soybean and other crop planting will wind up just as soon as the fields dry out. For some it will be days and others are planting again this afternoon.