With on-going cool wet conditions, there is some exchanging for shorter day varieties beginning to occur. Very few soybeans planted during the past week as producers concentrate on corn. Earliest planted soybeans will be replanted as seed decays in the ground. Forage growth of grasses is occurring more rapidly than alfalfa, giving fields a mottled look. Winter killed areas are greening up with grasses.
Dandelions are in full bloom and are adding a yellow hue to many forage stands.
Winter annuals are in bloom and annual weeds are ready to compete, especially in unsprayed wheat fields. Report not available. Frequent showers keep land wet. With few exceptions, most have been shut down for three weeks now. Early planted cereals are emerging and canola is just coming through the ground.