Category Archives: Soybean

Crop Progress

As reported by NASS on June 30, 2014

CROP HARVEST AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS WELL

The warm, dry weather allowed producers to make excellent progress with wheat harvest, which is still reported to show average to above average yields. The warm weather benefitted the cotton crop, which is squaring a rate above last year and the 5-year average. Persistent rains over the past two weeks are now showing advantages through corn starting to tassel ahead of normal. Continue reading at Crop Progress 6 29 14

 


Watch for Stink Bugs in Early Planted Soybean

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I was in some early planted soybean today at Milan. These were test plots that were at R2 (full flower), and they were loaded with adult green stink bugs. It is not uncommon to see stink bugs stack up in fields that are much more mature than other soybean fields in the area. Because pods are not present yet, there is Continue reading


Crop Progress

As reported by NASS on June 23, 2014

LONG SUFFERING PRODUCERS GET BREAK IN WEATHER

Producers took full advantage of the break in wet weather and made great progress with wheat harvest and soybean planting. Wheat harvest now falls more in line with both last year and the 5-year average, and still indicates strong yields. Continue reading at Crop Progress 6 22 14 .