Soft red winter wheat has reached Feekes 6, with one node that can be felt in the main stem at about 2.5 inches above the soil line, as indicated by the lower arrow in Image 1. Older vegetative growth is showing two classic freeze injury symptoms from overnight lows that reached 18 F on March 17: The middle arrow points to a classical striated horizontal band on the mid-leaf, and the top arrow shows necrosis at the leaf tip. Thankfully, the growth point was protected, and new growth is showing no injury at all. This field of wheat received two applications of nitrogen, 50 lbs. N/ac as UAN in late February and 60 lbs. N/ac as UAN the last week of March. We had 1.57 inches of rain for the week ending April 3 and some warmer temperatures to drive nitrogen uptake and very rapid growth.

No planters rolling yet that I have seen. About 75% of NH3 was applied in the past week, but fields that were not sprayed with fall residual herbicide are greening up rapidly. Many will require aggressive tillage or a burndown herbicide prior to planting.