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Editor’s note: From May 31 through harvest Farm Progress is tracking crop conditions at Fordyce Farm in Missouri and Noll Farm in Kansas. Check back every Friday for the latest or follow along the #Grow24 journey on Facebook and Twitter.
Corn and soybean planting in the Midwest nears completion for #Grow24 as farmers turn their attention to in-season field work to boost yields.
“Crops are also looking very good thanks to timely rains and good GDU (growing degree unit) days,” says Kansas farmer Alex Noll. But they are not without a few problems.
Noll got off his dirt bike in Jefferson County, Kan., and found stinkbug damage in corn. While pest damage is not a pleasing sight, he will assess each field to determine if it meets the treatment threshold.
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Stinkbugs are at work in Kansas corn fields. This week Noll reports damage to his fields in the northeast. Photo by Alex Noll
Plant health is also in focus this time of year. “We just got our second round of tissue samples back and the numbers all look good,” Noll says.
This week he wrapped post spraying and side dressing corn. He’ll start spraying soybeans next week.
When it comes to this year’s Kansas wheat crop, Noll says it is nearing harvest.
“The wheat is probably turning the fastest we’ve ever seen,” he says. “We’ll be cutting in the next couple of weeks it looks like.”
If the clear forecast holds, Noll will head to the hay field next week to start mowing this year’s crop.
Meanwhile in Missouri
Tractors and sprayers were rolling at Fordyce Farms near Bethany, Mo.
Fields dried out enough to side dress corn this week, according to Renee Fordyce, Missouri Soybean Association president. The corn crop is improving, reaching V3 growth stage.
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Relief from rain provided Fordyce Farms an opportunity to side dress a field of corn in northwest Missouri. Photo by Renee Fordyce
However, she notes that soybean fields need some heat units to get the crop to grow.
“A warm and windy end to this week with rain in the forecast over the weekend should help things to continue on the right path,” Fordyce adds.
National crop insights
Feedback from the Field by Farm Futures is an open-sourced, ongoing farmer survey of current crops and weather conditions across the Heartland.
If you would like to participate at any time throughout the growing season, click this link to take the survey and share updates about your farm’s spring progress. These are reviewed and uploaded daily to the FFTF Google MyMap, so you can see others’ responses from your own state or around the country.
Quick USDA-NASS planting stats (as of June 2)
Kansas:
Corn planted 92%, emerged at 79%.
Soybeans planted 67%, emerged at 46%, behind 5-year average.
Winter wheat headed was 97%, ahead of last year.
Sorghum planted 24%.
Cotton
Missouri:
Soybeans planted at 68%, emerged reached 52%.
Corn planted reached 93%, emerged 81%.
Winter wheat harvested for grain reached 5%.
Want to know how these weather and crop reports may impact markets? Check out the Morning Market Review.
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