Also some hail damage in fields north and east of Essex. Moisture stress is still evident in soybean fields along the lake. Various diseases are evident in the crops. Root rots such as rhizictonia, phytophthora, soybean cyst nematode, fusarium wilt are the major diseases. Leaf diseases such as septoria, brown spot, cercospora leaf spot and bacterial blight are beginning to show up but not a major concern at this point.
Harvest is complete.
Yield generally ranged from 40-90 bu per acre with most of it being good quality. 2nd cut is done. Re-growth is fairly slow. Leafhopper numbers continue to be a concern. Continuing dry conditions with showers and thunderstorms Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday left anywhere from 1 to 100 mm of precipitation.