“Friday morning we got
Brad
“I think we ended up with
heavy rain. We had 2 to 2.8
“Between the Rows” is a feature in
Dave
about a 1.6- or 1.7-inch rain last
Haas
inches and some of it was fast
week and we’re in pretty good
and furious. It was needed. We
Ohio’s Country Journalthat let’s you
Dotterer
shape. It was a welcome rain
Wood Co.
were not critically dry, but we
know about crop farming around the
Wayne Co.
and we’re pretty happy. We
needed it. We had been getting
state. We will collect responses from four
were dry in some areas and we
some small showers. This time
were ready for rain. We were
of year, I would just as soon
farmers around Ohio each issue to keep getting on the drier side.”
have it a little on the dry side.”
you updated. Field conditions, weather
The dry weather did allow
This will be a big week for
for getting work done.
hay. “Some of the hay guys
conditions and whatever else might be
“Everything is planted and up. I
have been behind because the
forecast calls for rain and they
going on in the state will be a part of this
think overall the corn looks
wait. Then we don’t get it and
feature from now until harvest.
pretty good around here. There
they run behind. They’re hard
are a couple of thin stands. I’m
at it now.
not sure what happened there. I
“We’re a long ways from
was out in the corn this morn-
cutting wheat yet. The heads
ing and my earliest corn was a
are changing color. It looks like it is progressing along
little over waist high. We just got our nitrogen on last week
really well, but the healthier wheat still has green flag
and it is really taking off. There is still a lot of nitrogen
leaves, which means that it is still filling the heads. I‘m
being put on around here.
expecting pretty good wheat yields. I have been seeing a
“Some of the bean stands in the area didn’t come up
little bit of scab. We sprayed most of our wheat, and in
and others are not coming up well. We were out looking at
the fields that we didn’t spray, I noticed there were some
ours this morning and most of our stands are looking pret-
infected heads in the fields. We sprayed with Prosaro
ty good. We’re content with the beans.
and in those fields I noticed a lot fewer infected heads,
“We haven’t seen any pests. They’re talking about
but I’m not sure to what degree.
aphids being a problem this year, but we don’t usually get
“Our soybeans in the area look very good. A lot of
the aphids too bad in this area. I have never treated for
them went in around May 20 or 25 and they are coming
aphids. Some people in this area have, but we haven’t.
up nicely. The beans that went in before that look even
“The wheat looks nice but there could be some disease
better. This week, we’ll probably spray for weeds. The
out there in some of it. I think it could be around three
beans look nice and healthy with nice stands, but they
weeks before wheat harvest. Our wheat is still green. It still
still have a long ways to go.
looks like grass, but it is starting to turn, and this week
“Every day the popcorn is looking better. I‘m not
could make a big difference.
enthused about my stands, but they are not bad. We
“I think this is going to be a good hay week. I think they
have seen stands that have been reduced make up for it
are going to be hitting it hard with the nice weather this
with double ears and still yield very well. Sidedressing week. At this point in the game I think we have potential
wrapped up last week.” for some nice crops. Things are looking good.”
Mark
“That rain really did
the trick. It was a really
Nate
“We’ve been missing the big
rains, but we have an adequate
Kemp
good 1.4-inch rain here on
Ewing
amount of moisture. They’re
Thursday. It was about per-
calling for rain again on
Union Co.
fect. If you go east and north
Pike Co.
Thursday and we did get a
of here they got 2.5 to 3.5
decent rain last Thursday.
inches and their stuff is still
“The corn looks good. We’ve
under water. That was a little
got some good heat, and things
much. Then Friday I got
are growing well. Most every-
another tenth.
body is done sidedressing. I have
“Before that, we were defi-
some neighbors who are doing
nitely dry. The crops on the
some cultivating because they
have some volunteer Roundup
high ground were showing
corn in Roundup corn. I haven’t
signs of the dry weather, but I
seen that before. That looked like
think it helped the roots really
a lot of fun.
get down deep. I had been get-
“The bean stands look pretty
ting .2- or .3-inch rains maybe
good. We’ve done a little bit of
once or twice a week. It was definitely dry.”
spot spraying in a few fields that need it. I have not seen
The dry weather did allow time for fieldwork. “Most
anything too horrible in terms of insects and diseases.
everybody around here has finished up spraying and anhy-
“I haven’t seen scab in wheat yet, but I’m going to
drous in their corn. I was just getting ready to go spray my
stick the combine in it this afternoon. It is a tick early and
non-GMO beans. I think I can run today. I like to try and
get in early before there is a lot of weed pressure. I am see-
ing pretty light weed pressure this year though.”
Progress
it will probably be a bit wet, but I just want to run a bin-
load or so and check it out. I have not seen anyone else
running wheat. The hot weather has been pushing it and
With the rain, the crops are shaping up. “The corn
looks excellent. This area has the nicest stands and the
nicest color that I’ve ever seen here. I’ve not seen pests or
report as of
it looks good. We’re going to try it out and see how wet it
is. We’re going to put in some sorghum-sudan grass and
double-crop soybeans after the wheat. We normally do
diseases. I did see some corn borer moths flying around
pretty well with double crops.
and I see a little head scab in the wheat, but not a lot. It
is not terrible.”
The wheat looks like it is about on schedule. “We’re just
June 22
“We’re getting pretty close to wrapping up first cutting
hay here this week. Alfalfa is getting close to starting second
cutting. The first cutting has been pretty decent. It was a little
waiting for the wheat to turn. Typically I start harvest
over-ripe because it was late, but it has been a pretty decent
around July 4 and I don’t see anything that would make it
quantity. We’ll get a nice second cutting, but I don’t know
much different than that. In fact, it might be a bit later than that we’ll get a third cutting on the grass hay because I think
that, but this hot weather might push it along.” we’ll run out of time. The pastures are pretty decent. If it gets
dry, the pastures will take a quicker hit than the crops.”
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