Crop Progress as of 5/29

I took the usual route along County Road L and County Road B on Friday in Fulton County. As suspected, since 5/19 a lot of progress in planting was made. Corn was planted in 39 fields and were 100% emerged, 38 soybean fields with 50% emerged and 10 fields were not planted. Generally emergence in these fields is excellent. Even a couple of fields with crusted soils on 5/19 have good stands. Corn planting is nearly complete and soybean planting is 98% completed for the county.

There are 10 wheat fields and the growth stage was generally in growth stage 10.5 (flowering) with 1 field at 10.1 (just prior to flowering). While head scab would seem to be a concern, the head scab model shows a low potential for head scab http://www.wheatscab.psu.edu/riskTool_2009.html.