Progress is the key word to this update. Southern Illinois and Missouri have seen a lot of activity in the past week. Corn Planting, soybean planting, replanting, spraying, sidedressing nitrogen, cutting alfalfa, etc. The dry weather kept a lot of growers from switching intended corn acres to soybeans. Temperatures have been in the mid 80's and even some lower 90's which has helped push corn and soybeans out of the ground in around 5 days.
Ohio planting is mostly complete. There are scattered areas that still have soybeans to plant. 82% of the corn is rated good to excellent. Corn is still being side-dressed though I would estimate that it is 80% complete. All of the state received significant rainfall in the past week, with some areas receiving more than 5 inches. Most farmers I talk to are very satisfied with their crop stands and
The corn crop here in the west is progressing quite nicely. Most of the crop is in the V6 to V7 stage while some of the later planted corn is V3 to V4. The irrigated acres have really started to look very good now that we have gotten heat. The dry land corn acres on the other hand are starting to go backwards. Things to the west continue to be very dry and without a significant rain event
It seems strange to still be talking about planting progress in mid-June, but the weather just has not been very cooperative in our area. Producers that farm in the loess soils have finished planting corn and are progressing rapidly with soybean planting. These soils have good internal drainage, but they were also the driest in the state following the drought of 2012. The soils that are in the glacial lobe and the more eroded soils in south have proved to be the biggest challenge in 2013. They have poor internal drainage and this area has been plagued with r
Cool and wet conditions have continued into the month of June across Minnesota and Wisconsin preventing large areas from completing planting. Many producers have shifted their focus from unplanted corn to planting soybeans; while others have already opted to take prevented planting payments for their unplanted acres. Dairy producers have continued to plant corn for high moisture and silage, as they are concerned about feed options, but weather conditions have limited progress.
Who would of thought that a crop progress update written the second week of June would include corn that is just getting planted to corn that is being side dressed…. After the drought last year, everyone was saying “I am glad that year is over”. Well, a lot of people are ready for this year to be over also.
It has been a busy few weeks here in the west. With very few weather delays since the first of May a lot of acres have been planted. Most of the region is setting at about 90% of the corn acres planted. Southwest Missouri is still having issues with wet soil conditions but growers have put a pretty good run here the last few days. For the most part our corn planting part of the season should rap towards the middle of next week.
Planting in Ohio is progressing faster than most other states. I estimate close to 70% of corn in Ohio will be planted by Sunday. Soybeans are getting a good start now, my best guess is more than 30%. It seems that some fields are being pushed in a touch on the wet side. See this LG Seeds article on soil conditions at planting: http://www.lgseeds.com/content/wet-weather-and-planting
Corn planting has finally arrived! Warm weather and less rain has allowed many growers to return or begin field activities this past week. As of Friday morning, this region has an estimated 30-40% in the ground, which was close to zero just 4 days ago. If rains stay away over the weekend, percent planted could double. Not only has corn planting been a priority for farmers, so has cleaning up fields that suffer from a thick infestation of winter annual weeds, using tillage and herbicides to achieve this. Black Cutworm moths have been present in traps througho
Ohio planting is mostly complete. There are scattered areas that still have soybeans to plant. 82% of the corn is rated good to excellent. Corn is still being side-dressed though I would estimate that it is 80% complete. All of the state received significant rainfall in the past week, with some areas receiving more than 5 inches. Most farmers I talk to are very satisfied with their crop stands and 
The corn crop here in the west is progressing quite nicely. Most of the crop is in the V6 to V7 stage while some of the later planted corn is V3 to V4. The irrigated acres have really started to look very good now that we have gotten heat. The dry land corn acres on the other hand are starting to go backwards. Things to the west continue to be very dry and without a significant rain event 
