There has been minimal grain corn harvest in the region. Reported moisture levels are in the high twenties to low thirties. Standability is good so growers are in no rush to harvest. Fields are also soft after the recent rains and need some time to firm up. As with the soybeans the corn plants are still quite green in most cases and need time to dry down.
Pastures continue to stay green with fall growth.
Although there is some supplemental feeding being done it is not general. Heavy showers on the weekend of September 26th-27th dropped 40 to 70 mm of rain. Soils are saturated in many areas. The mainly sunny and warm conditions helped dry down both corn and soybeans. Corn maturity and dry down is still 10 to 14 days ahead of normal.