Region Updates

Region 3 | August 5, 2023 | Livingston

Karen Corrigan
mcagronomics@gmail.com

Caption: Soybeans at the Precision Technology Institute -PTI Farm- in Pontiac
Caption: PTI Farm strip plots – ten feet wide plots of corn, soybeans, and cover crops. Animals are incorporated into the system for fertilizer.
Caption: PTI Farm Drone spraying demo by Jason Webster
SYNOPSIS

Much needed 1.25” of rain this morning. Some soybeans are being sprayed with fungicides and insecticides. Corn spraying is finished for now. Several mornings this week had fog and heavy dew. Will be watching for disease to develop in the corn.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES CURRENT CONDITIONS IN THIS COUNTY?
Mildly Dry (soil is drier than normal, plant growth may have slowed)
IF CONDITIONS ARE ON THE DRY END, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING US DROUGHT MONITOR CATEGORIES BEST FIT CURRENT CONDITIONS
Abnormally Dry (D0)
WEATHER

Rain! 1.25” this Saturday morning

PRECIPITATION

1.25”

FIELD/SOIL CONDITIONS

Dry going into this rain

FIELD ACTIVITIES

Soybean fungicide/insecticide applications

SOYBEAN GROWTH STAGE

R3-4

CORN GROWTH STAGE

Brown silk to R3

WHEAT GROWTH STAGE

Harvested

WEEDS

Waterhemp is breaking through on soybeans

DISEASES

Conditions will warrant scouting for development of disease this next week.

 
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