Last year, MSU Extension revised its water quality bulletin WQ40, Plugging Abandoned Wells. Regional Updates 1 Southeast Ned Birkey Weather Weather has been very pleasant, but air temperatures are low enough that we are not maximizing the degree day units. July, with an average high of about 80 degrees. The cooler temperatures are delaying dry down however. Field corn is tasseling in many fields and pollinating in some.
Some fields are still a week or more away from tasseling however.
Many corn fields have drowned out areas or otherwise water damaged parts of the field. This is an excellent year to fly over your fields to observe soil and crop conditions. Leaf rust has shown up this year and may be a problem. Fortunately this year there have not been the very hot conditions that normally would have shut down the plant development. Soybeans are generally blooming, however plant growth is less than normal.