First cuttings of hay is already affected. Planting is virtually caught up after a late start. No measurable rain this week. Farmers have stopped planting soybeans because it is too dry. No-till farmers decided to stop planting because they cannot get the planter into the ground.
Germination is slow for corn and beans.
Hay and haylage was being made this week and it was good quality, but it was not yielding very well. Corn and oats are showing lack of topsoil moisture and poor growth. First cutting of alfalfa is very good, but rain will be needed to make a good second cutting. Most of it was put in the barn in excellent condition. Corn growers continued to finish planting and applying herbicides.