Corn is drying down fast. Plan to start corn silage harvest soon. Examine and rate fields for which to chop first and which to shell. European corn borer traps continue to catch low levels of moths. The flight was not heavy, but is prolonged.
Spider mites continue to be a problem in soybeans .
The threshold is 25 percent of the field infested. Remember the loan rate is the market, so if you can save at least 2 bushels, spraying with dimethoate can pay. Remember the USDA loan price is the floor for your wheat crop. Check out results of the MSU Wheat Variety Trials available at any county Extension office. Varieties do vary in performance and disease resistance.