This week, we have slowly started post-emergent herbicide spraying applications along with top dress fertilizer applications on corn. Crops are starting to take off this week with warm temperatures and sunny days. We see early planted corn crops at the V5-V6 growth stage and looks great. Collectively, over the last two weekends, our region has received between 1.0 and 1.5 inches of rain, and this shows in the fields. These rains have eliminated the crust we had on our soil that we mentioned in our previous crop report. This week and last week we have been doing a lot of crop scouting, and the majority of corn looks to be at the V2-V4 growth stages. Soybeans are a little smaller at V1-V3 stage. The wheat is headed out and flowering. The weather has been in the 80s-90s this week and forecasted to be the same next week as well. Rain will be much needed within the next few weeks with the heat we have received paired with the post-emerge herbicide applications that have been applied. Everything will be ready for a drink. We will need between a half to 3/4 in to get the residuals activated for week control.

Temperatures have increased over the last few weeks. The heat seems to be here to stay throughout the summer months. This week the temperatures were high, reaching into the upper 80s and into the 90s. The lows in our region were in the 60s at night.

Our region received 0.1-0.5” of rainfall over this past weekend. May 15-16th we received 0.5-1.0” of rainfall, and Monday May 19, we got about another 0.5”. The upcoming week’s forecast is calling for dry, with no rainfall for the next week or so.

Soil conditions are fit for field work. Most fields are slightly dry on the surface and with nice moisture below the surface. As we dig up plants to evaluate them, the soil is nice and warm with moist feel. No concern currently.

Majority of farmers are done planting. A few have done some replanting this week but that seems to be slowing down as well. Post-emerge herbicide spray applications and top dress fertilizer applications have slowly started to pick up this week. Pasture spraying has wrapped up for the season. Grass has slowed down a bit but many first cutting of hay crop was good.

Soybeans are coming up fast especially with the rain we got last week. This has helped tremendously to push the beans up out of the ground. Throughout the week we have entered a few fields, mostly ranging from VE-V2 growth stage in our region.

Corn in our region is taking off with temperatures rising into the 90s. Rain last week helped the mid to later planted crop push through that soil crust we previously mentioned in our last crop report. Throughout the week we have looked at several fields, some staging to V4 and our smallest being VE.

The majority of wheat is at Feekes 10.5.1 Flowering and Preventative fungicide applications have been applied for Fusarium Head Blight (Scab)

None that we have found in our region.

All weeds are present now. From waterhemp to cocklebur, they are all thriving (Unfortunately)

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