None has emerged yet. Reports of wireworm infestations on the light textured soils. Our dry April ended abruptly Friday night with 50-60 mm of precipitation over the weekend and Monday. Temperatures have remained well below normal, with frost 3 or 4 mornings this past week. Corn in the ground for 10 days has yet to show any visible signs of germination, with seeds fully swollen with water uptake but no sign yet of the root coming out of the kernel.
Growth continues slowly.
The effect of glyphosate is already showing in a few fields. Annual weeds are appearing, with the first winter annuals bolting and dandelions beginning to bloom. Weed control will be a necessity in almost every field this year. Hay supplies are stretched to the limit, and pastures are still too short to provide the feed producers' need and would normally expect. Early planted alfalfa is in the unifoliate stage, and stands look acceptable.