Most specialists reported rainfall has hampered attempts at pesticide and fertilizer applications, planting, replanting, and cultivation. Several north central counties had damaging hail late last week. There is some first-time corn and soybean planting yet to be completed. Most areas of the state report more than 95 percent of the corn planted and up to 90 percent of the soybean. The exception is the south central and southeastern counties where 40 to 90 percent of the corn is planted and up to 60 percent of the soybean.
Corn is behind in development and appears light green-yellow.
Field specialists reported a few locations where corn plants were damaged or killed by a radiation freeze that occurred several weeks ago. Other problems discussed include rotted mesocotyls, crown rot, and some rootless corn. Flexstar carryover and injury from preemergence herbicides such as Balance were reported. Black cutworm, wireworm, seedcorn maggot, and white grub are adding to the corn stand loss problems in some fields. Soybean growth is slow and damping-off has caused stand loss.