On May 29, we received rainfall in the range of 0.5-1 in. With the wind, sun and high temperatures drying the soil surface, I was able to return to post-emergence application of herbicides in our cornfields on May 31; it was a real challenge to avoid the soft areas of mud. Every day the situation improves, but not as fast as farmers would like. As they waited to enter the fields, some farmers began mowing roadsides.
On June 2, tractors were returning to some fields to work ground to dry out the soil in order to plant the next day. There were also a few farmers I saw planting no-till or planting ground that was worked before the rain knocked them out of the field on May 22 without reworking the soil. The conditions are not ideal, but the farmers do not want to wait any longer to plant more of their crops. Read more ...
This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers
On June 2, tractors were returning to some fields to work ground to dry out the soil in order to plant the next day. There were also a few farmers I saw planting no-till or planting ground that was worked before the rain knocked them out of the field on May 22 without reworking the soil. The conditions are not ideal, but the farmers do not want to wait any longer to plant more of their crops. Read more ...
This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers
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