Pasture regrowth has slowed and weed pressures have increased significantly. Test weights and quality have, for the most part, been excellent. Very little fusarium. Straw yields have been above expectation. Plants are spiking under the dry conditions.
Earliest corn is silking, with great variability in maturity in early plantings.
Soys and edibles have been flowering and podding well, where soil moistures are adequate. Dry seeding conditions may have contributed to the low to no nodulation situations in first year fields. Fields continue to be monitored for potato leafhopper. Isolated outbreaks of potato leafhopper in alfalfa and edible beans. Leafhoppers have stunted a number of fields and chemical control may be warranted to maximize 3rd cut potential and reduce winterkill due to lowered root reserves.