A little over due (sorry)

Wow, it has been a busy last few weeks! Sorry I haven't updated more. I'll get to some findings in the field but first I wanted to prove to you that I have been working, not laying on a beach somewhere.

As you can see, you don't have to go too far to find some very dry fields. I have also learned that sunscreen loves dust.

This ones just for fun, never thought I would get such a funny tan line in my hands but I guess having your hand curled around the handle bars over a few acres will do this.

So as you saw, I have been out in the fields.

Lots of checking on army worm. Fields in the area are just on the cusp of being mature enough to handle the damage. Also watch your days till harvest interval if you are spraying. Keep an eye on corn, spring grains and pastures adjacent to hay fields and heavily infected wheat fields as the worms are marching.

You may have noticed some yellowish,burnt soybean fields in the last week, especially on the overlaps. The picture below doesn't show much of the burning but the cotyledons are quite speckled.  With the much needed rain, soil applied chemicals have temporarily overwhelmed the soybean plant. Most of the time the plant will grow out of it. Expect more yellow soy fields in the next week or so as rescue post chemicals are being applied and will give a burn. I call these sprays "vacation sprays" because you should go on a vacation for two weeks and then look at the field again. The burn does not usually do harm, in some cases it is thought that it gives the soys a yield bump as it kick starts the plants reproductive growth.

And finally, will the corn be waist high by the first of July? Is it out of the question this year? I don't think so in some fields. With maximum light interception by the longest day of the year and a nice deep root system from the dry spring, things are looking good for the fall!