To say the last few months have been dry is a bit of an understatement. Since August 1st, only a sliver of Newton and Benton counties (northwest Indiana) and the tiniest speck of Warrick County (southwest Indiana) have had above-normal precipitation.
It is now time to evaluate fields for any stalk or ear rot symptoms. This will aid in making assessments about field harvest order and if there is a risk of mycotoxin contamination.
Our dry spell continues. Sure, there’s been a few passing showers, but Indiana is quickly seeing impacts magnify from the lack of rain.
As corn plants progress through grain fill and approach maturity, plant leaves naturally begin to senesce or die.
The fall crisp was in the air this morning (9/13), so cool that I had to grab that sweatshirt I bought in mid-August while getting my kiddo on the bus.
Wednesday, September 6th was the first day in what seemed like a long, long time, that rain fell across most of Indiana.
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