Windy and wet conditions are a real problem as weed spraying is far behind schedule. Sidedressing nitrogen is at a halt until fields dry out also . Most soybeans are planted and emerged with most fields at the V1 stage. Most farmers aren't too worried yet about post spraying beans as they have to catch up on the corn first. Early planted sugar beets have good stands.
Weed control is the big job now.
Flowering wheat has finished and now we'll see if there is any scab infection. Several fields have some wind damage from this past week. Miscellaneous Tremendous plant growth, both weeds and crops as May has been a month with almost ideal growing conditions. It appears that staying on top of the weed control situation this year will be a bigger job than normal. Bruce MacKellsar Weather Thunderstorms that rumbled across the region brought some much needed rain last weekend.