Corn crops continue in the dough stage with milk lines moving toward black layer. A few early planted, short-day varieties have black layered. Corn silage harvest has started as milk lines reach the half-way mark. Early season soybean fields have yellowed and are dropping leaves as they reach maturity. Harvest will begin within two to three weeks.
Spider mites continue to populate many soybean leaves, although fungus has reduced the population.
Soybeans are close enough to maturity that spider mite control has essentially stopped. Edible bean harvest is well underway with over two-thirds of the cranberry bean harvest completed. Yields are below average, ranging from 9 to 16 cwt. Quality is good, present concern is about beans becoming too dry and dealing with the moisture variability within fields. White bean harvest is just beginning.