Frequent rains have put spring planting behind. Ohio Agriculture Statistics reports spring planting of corn through May 10 was at 22% in 2009 compared to 47% in 2008 and soybeans were 13% and 19% respectively.
Locally as of May 12, we have about 30 to 35% of the corn and maybe up to 10-15 % of the soybean crop in the ground. In 2008 we had a couple week period that allowed many folks to complete their corn planting in April.
We have missed some rains and with some well drained field, planters were working over the weekend. While a week ago we were behind some southern areas of
Ohio we have caught up over the past week,” said Greg LaBarge, Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension.
Soil temperature conditions have been cool but not necessarily more so than in 2008. At the Northwest Agriculture Research Station of OARDC 2 inch soil temperatures for the first 10 days of May were 57.5 degrees in 2009 and 57.9 degrees in 2008.
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