Heavier soils were still a little too wet to work this morning. Corn looks good to excellent today. Plants are growing quickly and the green color that we hope for has returned. Soil moisture should begin to go down over this weekend however, we have plenty of moisture to lose at the moment. Fields we have been monitoring are still above field capacity.
Soybeans also look good to excellent.
Many farmers are worried because they planted 200,000 seeds or more and only have stands of 90,000 to 120,000. Most farmers have begun harvesting hay. There is a real reluctance to spray alfalfa stubble for weevil control. Our recommendation is to spray if 1 out of 4 tips show weevil damage at the beginning of second cutting re-growth. Potato leafhopper populations remain low.