Some areas received between 1″ and 2″ of rain, while others nearby went without. Corn is lodged and forming brace roots after heavy winds. Earlier-planted corn in the area may have experienced greensnap. Recent spotty pop-up showers, along with the heat, were just what the crop needed to make up for previously hindered growth.

Wheat harvest is underway, with some double-crop soybeans hopefully getting planted ahead of forecasted rain. Post-emergence herbicide and sidedress/Y-drop applications are nearly wrapped up, with some beginning to mow roadside ditches.

Corn is at the V9–V12 growth stages, and soybeans are at R1 to R2. Japanese beetles have made their presence known at low levels in both corn and soybeans. Grape colaspis beetles have also been spotted in soybeans. Bacterial blight and Septoria brown spot are present in soybeans.

There are no signs of disease in corn at this time; however, leaf wetness and humidity could signal disease pressure in the future. Farmers are preparing and asking questions about fungicide applications. Many are also scouting for escaped weeds following post-emergence herbicide sprays.

95 F, high humidity

Recent spotty pop-up showers brought much needed moisture to some, but not to others.

Normal

Wheat harvest, double crop planting, and mowing roadside ditches

R1 – R2

V9-V12

Harvest

Japanese beetles in both corn and soybeans; Grape colapsis beetles in soybeans

Waterhemp, prickly sida

Bacterial blight and Septoria brown spot in soybeans; no disease yet in corn

Corn lodged and forming brace roots after wind blew it over; some greensnap