Early corn looked yellow until recently when a warm front brought much needed heat. The forth leaf has created a collar with the fifth leaf close behind. Late corn is at 2 leaf stage. I saw my first fire fly and suspect rootworms will be starting to show damage soon. Beans are growing well with the warm weather.
Most acreage has the first leaves expanded and some with the first trifoliate out.
Wheat is ripening and barley is almost finished filling the grain. Early week rains provided timely moisture to rapidly developing crops. Soil moisture levels were less than adequate in upper Dauphin County. Conditions in Lower Dauphin were better due to sporatic showers. Majority of acreage is planted.