Region Updates

Region 6 | June 1, 2023 | Wabash

Matt Herman
hermanmatt7@gmail.com

Caption: Clethodim (select) herbicide injury in corn. Growing point is dead as you can see by pulling out the whirl in corn plants.
Caption: Field damage from spray drift.
Caption: Y dropping nitrogen + micronutrients for research study.
SYNOPSIS

Crops are starting to suffer from lack of rainfall in many of the surrounding counties. With the exception of no precipitation, most all fields have great emergence and are off to a good start. Wheat is 10-20 days from harvest.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES CURRENT CONDITIONS IN THIS COUNTY?
Severely Dry (soil is very dry, water bodies are very low, vegetation is stressed)
IF CONDITIONS ARE ON THE DRY END, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING US DROUGHT MONITOR CATEGORIES BEST FIT CURRENT CONDITIONS
Severe Drought (D2)
WEATHER

Very hot, sunny, dry. 85+ degree days with no rain in sight.

PRECIPITATION

No precipitation for many days, no precipitation predicted for next 10 days.

FIELD/SOIL CONDITIONS

Extremely dry. 7-10 days away from disaster. Not enough moisture to germinate newly seeded crops.

FIELD ACTIVITIES

Spraying / side dressing

SOYBEAN GROWTH STAGE

V3

CORN GROWTH STAGE

V6

 
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