Planting Progress Update

Yesterday afternoon I traveled the route I have been using to monitor crop progress the past 2 years that runs the width of the county using Road B and L. I have fields in every mile that I stop at to make observations. Yesterday I was primarily concerned with planting progress and emergence. The Table below shows observations from yesterday and also compares to the planted crop for 2008.

The area of the county west of 108 has areas with very little planting. Some tillage was happening yesterday but soils were still wet. Hopefully the next day or two will change that condition dramatically.

Corn progress has been made and based on yesterday I would suspect we are 55-65 % completed on corn planting. About 50% of corn has emerged with stands looking good. In a couple of area surface hardness maybe a problem with emergence of corn planted in the last week.

Soybeans are really just off to a good start are we are in the 10 -20% planted range. Emergence is just a couple percent but stands looked good here as well. There was a field with surface compaction that could be a problem with emergence.

Wheat is entering the Growth Stage 10 or the boot stage. The crop is "clean and green". I could really find no evidence of disease or insect in the crop.

Hopefully Mother Nature will spare us rain into late next week and we can get planting knocked out soon.