Chickpeas in all areas have ascochyta, especially the fields with hail damage. Light to moderate infestations of ascochyta have been reported in desi chick peas. There are some reports of ascochyta and anthracnose in lentils. Haying is two-thirds completed. Northeast Region Cereal crops vary from starting to head to fully headed out.
Most peas are in the bloom to podding stages.
Signs of aschocyta have been reported in chick peas and lentils in the Raymore area with most producers in the area spraying. The warm weather the past couple of weeks has slowed the spread of disease. Most fall rye crops are in good condition and fully headed out. The first cut of forage ranges from just having started to almost complete due to the delays caused by the rains. Most of the first cut for the dehydration industry has been completed with yields varying from 0.9 tonne per acre to 1.2 tonnes per acre for fields that were cut before minimal bloom.