Early beans about ready to go! kuula.co/post/NpqR4 #kuula

4 pm soil temp barely made it over 40 degrees today in SE MN. Soils are cold! 40 F rain tomorrow will not help much. Lots of fertilizer being applied today, fortunately no planters with soils this cold

No big surprise, the most cool and cloudy April in past 20 years (southeast MN). Graphs courtesy of ISU FACTS

#Tar Spotter App indicated environmental was conducive, found #Tar Spot this morning, V11 corn. Fillmore County, MN

A first! Checking soybean germination under snow

Thanks Todd Vagts for planting our Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board funded AI soybean experiment looking at predictive ML algorithms for maximum yield and maximum profitability!

Analyzing more than two decades of Wisconsin soybean planting progress (2000-2022) Tatiane Severo coolbean.info/2023/05/11/ana…

Let’s watch Daniel H Smith ask Damon L. Smith some fungicide questions! Bumper Crops: In-furrow Fungicide Applications youtu.be/OcKo3yLf4KQ

8 to 14 Day Outlook for June 5th to June 11th This week will be very warm with increasing afternoon humidity. After that, changes are expected. The outlook for June 5th to 11th calls for cooler temps (more near normal) & less chances for rainfall. #iawx

Fearmonger Tweet: Young corn (less than V6) + above average temperatures + below average rainfall + dry soils = Challenging for successful root development... agry.purdue.edu/ext/corn/news/… Purdue Agronomy Purdue Agriculture Purdue Extension

The latest June outlooks from NWS Climate Prediction Center indicate a lean toward warmer than normal and drier than normal conditions this month, overall. Of course there will be some thunderstorms at times, but at least for the next few days they will be decidedly "hit and miss". #iowaweather

A Flash Drought, Cover Crops and Dry Dirt... Which Soybean Seeds Are Still Viable? - Cool Bean coolbean.info/2023/06/01/a-f…

Dry Weather Effects on Corn at Early Growth Stages — KyGrains.info kygrains.info/blog/dry-weath…

Interesting

It shouldn't surprise anyone but corn and soybean planting order decisions impact farm gross revenue! It can cost you💵if you get this wrong! Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board funded! coolbean.info/wp-content/upl…

Channel corn plot on rotated ground showing the advantages of VT4P with RNAi technology protecting the roots in moderate diapausing NCRW pressure. Seeing at least low levels in nearly every rotated corn field I walk in.