On behalf of the Southwestern Ontario Field Crop Advisory Staff, this is the Lake Erie Region Report for July 13th.
Dry conditions continue across most of the Lake Erie Region.
Most severely affected areas have received almost no rainfall since planting, with both bean and corn crops under severe stress. Precipitation across the region has been spotty, but many producers received 25 to 50 mm of rainfall in June, enough to keep crops in excellent condition to this point. However, rainfall is again becoming critical as corn crops enter the pollination stage. Earliest corn has tasselled and pollen shed is beginning. The bulk of the corn crop will pollinate over the next two weeks, and this is the most critical stage in crop development.