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Region 5 | May 10, 2023 | Vermillion

Stephanie Porter
stephanie.porter@ilsoy.org

Caption: Corn was found to be shallow planted.
Caption: Good population of soybeans.
SYNOPSIS

Stand counts were taken and were really good on both corn and soybeans. There were a few patches of cereal rye that did not completely die at termination. After further inspection, we found that the seeding depth of the corn was 1 1/2 inches, which is a much shallower depth than planned.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES CURRENT CONDITIONS IN THIS COUNTY?
Mildly Dry (soil is drier than normal, plant growth may have slowed)
IF CONDITIONS ARE ON THE DRY END, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING US DROUGHT MONITOR CATEGORIES BEST FIT CURRENT CONDITIONS
Abnormally Dry (D0)
WEATHER

77F

PRECIPITATION

None

FIELD/SOIL CONDITIONS

Dry

FIELD ACTIVITIES

Finished planting

SOYBEAN GROWTH STAGE

V1

CORN GROWTH STAGE

V2

INSECTS

None

WEEDS

None

DISEASES

None

ABIOTIC ISSUES

Hoping for rain this weekend to avoid the possibility of floppy corn syndrome due to shallow seeding depth.

COVER CROP INSIGHTS

Some of the cereal rye did not completely die at termination. There are suspicions that it may have been too cool when glyphosate was sprayed at termination.