Leonardo Rocha
Soy Envoy
leonardo.rocha@siu.edu

Leonardo Rocha
Soy Envoy
leonardo.rocha@siu.edu

LEONARDO ROCHA UPDATES

Region 6 | July 6, 2023 | White

Leonardo Rocha
leonardo.rocha@siu.edu

Caption: Double crop soybean emerging
Caption: Double crop soybean at VC stage
Caption: Japanese beetles causing damage in soybean
SYNOPSIS

The recent precipitation events left the soil with high moisture levels, helping double cropping soybean fields to emerge. This particular field was planted about two weeks ago, under drought and without access irrigation, but plants are emerging with high vigor and uniform stand. With more rain on the radar, this particular field has good yield potential at this point.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES CURRENT CONDITIONS IN THIS COUNTY?
Mildly Wet (soil is wetter than normal, local vegetation is healthy)
IF CONDITIONS ARE ON THE DRY END, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING US DROUGHT MONITOR CATEGORIES BEST FIT CURRENT CONDITIONS
Near Normal (Dnada)
WEATHER

Cloudy, temperatures in the mid 80s

SOYBEAN GROWTH STAGE

Some fields reaching R4, R1-R3 in general

CORN GROWTH STAGE

VT-R1

INSECTS

Some Japanese beetle damage, but probably not even close to damage thresholds

WEEDS

Hophornbeam copperleaf widespread in some areas, patches of nightshade
Marestail in double crop fields

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